About the TRASH RADIO GROUP
RACISIM, BIAS, and DISCRIMINATION WILL NOT BE TOLERATED on T.R.A.S.H. !
(Discrimination refers to the differential treatment of the members of different ethnic, religious, national, or other groups. Discrimination is usually the behavioral manifestation of prejudice and therefore involves negative, hostile, and injurious treatment of members of rejected groups)
BE NICE or GO AWAY
T.R.A.S.H. is a FULL-TIME LINKED ANALOG AMATEUR RADIO REPEATER SYSTEM
Coverage Area
Northern New Mexico (Taos/Tres Piedras)
North Central (Los Alamos/White Rock)
Deer Lake/ (Jemez)
Central (Santa Fe/Albuquerque)
Minimal coverage south of Socorro to Bosque Del Apache mm 135
South Central (T or C / Caballo)
Southern (Deming/Lordsburg/Hatch/Las Cruces)
El Paso Texas
far West Texas (Sierra Blanca)
(Map coming soon!)
Established in the early 1980's in El Paso, Texas USA, The T.R.A.S.H. RADIO GROUP is a network of remotely controlled Amateur Radio repeaters and base stations, (also known as Remote Stations or Remote Bases), operating primarily in the USA VHF/UHF Amateur Radio bands
Operating (almost) continuously for over 38 years, our founder (Dave Camp W5DBC ex WD5HTQ-SK, and his XYL Diane Camp W5PDC) pioneered and refined many concepts of linked radio networks that are still in use today, inspiring many who followed
The Southwest Texas, and Southern New Mexico area where T.R.A.S.H. began, is a dream come true with its many high mountains affording grand vistas and exceptional radio coverage. With the vision of a handful of friends, their enthusiasm, experimentation, personal investment, and plenty of hard work, an institution was born
T.R.A.S.H. endures with the vigor of its users, coming from many walks of life. We share a common love of amateur radio, experimentation, communication, innovation, technical excellence, camaraderie, lending a helpful hand to our fellow ham and contributing to our community. T.R.A.S.H. supports the activities of other groups, often behind the scenes or with little fanfare. Every group has its own unique character, and we encourage this diversity
T.R.A.S.H. is NOT a membership-based organization!
The T.R.A.S.H. linked repeater system is currently funded & sponsored by Neil Addis W7FED (retired Motorola "Galvin Masters" RF Systems Engineer) in Albuquerque, New Mexico with equally talented mega-assistance from Mike Olson KB6JYF in El Paso, Texas. NO DUES or FEES
Just bring GOOD beer or a cigar to the next T.R.A.S.H. gathering
Open to ALL Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
You DO NOT need to be "Sponsored" to use T.R.A.S.H.
You DO NOT need to "Join" to use T.R.A.S.H.
NO NETS on T.R.A.S.H.
Just USE it!
Say Hi!
Find new FRIENDS!
See COOL STUFF!
Have FUN!
Laugh a LOT!
Talk about BEER!
Enjoy the HOBBY!
Invite OTHERS!
Chat about CIGARS!
Meet for BBQ!
HELP others!
Monitor SKYWARN!
We enjoy experimenting. While primarily focused around an analog radio system, we thrive amidst the digital age. We began the journey with tubes, giving way to solid state, and now the wonders of FPGA & DSP in SDRs. We've long used APCO Project 25 (P25) as our digital flavor of choice, and have P25 augmenting some of our analog coverage. We've integrated AllStarlink RoIP (Radio over Internet Protocol) and DVSwitch (DMR Bridge) into our network. This adds greatly to our flexibility. We form a geographically diverse network of cooperating stations and groups furthering the enjoyment of the hobby
While talking is part-in-parcel with radio, any good group needs do-ers. We have many projects and look forward to bringing aboard those enthusiastic about radio in its many facets!
Check out the links on the left for current repeater listings, photos, and technical info
*** TIP: If you want to connect to your friend in (insert location here), and have a long-winded conversation, may I suggest you purchase a portable node from Kits for Hams and connect your node directly to their node. The SHARI node is perfect for this!
Please do not tie up the entire T.R.A.S.H. system for an extended length of time when connected to a non-T.R.A.S.H. or Echolink node
REMINDER - Leave a 3-4 second gap before you PTT again to allow others to join in or make another contact
Questions?, ASK FIRST!
- We pride ourselves in building a state-of-the-art linked repeater system with great coverage and audio quality
- While you can use your $23 radio on T.R.A.S.H. please do not get offended if no one responds to you because you are always NOISY or always offensively LOUD
- Please adjust (lower) your microphone audio for best results. If you don't know how, we will help!
- If your radio has poor reception, can't hit the repeater, poor transmit audio quality, etc etc.
- Remember - You get what you pay for!
- If you cannot afford a decent radio, we have high quality MOTOROLA radios we will loan you. Just ask!
Other ways to connect to the T.R.A.S.H. system:
Echolink connections should connect to echolink # 375562 W7FED-R
APCO P25 connections = 442.400 Simplex NAC 293 (ABQ area only)
MotoTrbo (DMR) connections = Use Brandmeister "GROUP CALL" talkgroup 3153397
Click HERE to listen to TG 3153397
(click PLAYER on the top right after it opens)
Many have asked, what does TRASH stand for?, well, now you know!
This Represents A Serious Hobby!
For additional information contact Neil W7FED, or Mike KB6JYF
(We're good on QRZ)