The Gulf Coast Link System is an association of amateur radio repeaters throughout the Gulf Coast Region linked using Allstar or Echolink to be able to talk back and forth, throughout the Gulf Coast Region (and maybe further in the Future).

Our idea was to take repeaters that receive little to no use, and link them to the system.

This serves 2 purposes:

1. It won't tie up the entire system with long QSO's, which was a complaint I received from numerous people that were invovled in wide area links in the past when I was doing my research in starting the link.


2. Clubs that have 3 or 4 repeaters, and 1 or 2 are hardly used, this gives them the oppurtunity to put them in use with a cool project.

Current Repeaters linked are :

• WB5GCL - Gulf Coast Link System - LaPlace, LA
  Allstar Node Number 43933
  Echolink Node Number 818881


• W5RAR - 146.805 - LaPlace, La
  Allstar Node Number 43932
  Echolink Node Number 983582


• W5RAR - 444.675 - LaPlace, LA
  Allstar Node Number 41224
  No Echolink


• WB5GCL - 443.675 - Paulina, LA (under construction)
  Allstar Node Number 48358
  Echolink Node Number 898792


• W5XTR - 443.475 - Baton Rouge, LA
  Allstar Node Number 503144
  Echolink Node Number 489270


• W5XTR - 147.195 - Lockport, LA (currently being moved)
  Allstar Node Number 503140
  Echolink Node Number 370190


• N5KWW - 444.025 - Port Arthur, TX
  AllStar Node Number 47308
  Echolink Node Number 977889


• KC5YSM - 147.200 - Port Neches, TX
  Part Time Link as needed during events
  Echolink Node Number 458549

Under Construction for the link:

• 70cm Repeater in Lower Lafourche Parish

Target areas we hope to see added with your help :

• North of Lake Pontchartain (I-12) to Picayune


• New Orleans South to Mississippi River Delta (Hwy 23 - Hwy 46)


• Corpus Christi to Gavelston to Beaumont Tx. (I-45 - I-10)


• Bay St Louis to Pascagoula, MS (I-10 - Hwy 90)


• Mobile to Gulf Shores, Al (I-10 - Hwy 98)


• Pensacola/Milton/ Ft Walton/Destin to Panama Corridor ( I-10 - Hwy98)


• Talahassee/Ocala/ Orlando/Lakeland/Tampa Corridor (I-75 - I-4 )


• Repeaterbook Page of Current Gulf Coast Link Repeaters
• Gulf Coast Link Facebook Page



Membership:

Membership to the Gulf Coast Link System is by permission only. Repeater owners wishing to join the system, should contact us to express their interest. All that is asked is that a repeater remains full time linked to the system unless issues arise. Gulf Coast Link will NOT lock out repeater owners, they will remain in full control of their respective repeater (speaking to people, this was a concern as some systems lock out the owners). With that being said, the Gulf Coast Link System administrators ask that linked machines use the standard link commands on their systems so that if there is an issue and the local repeater control operator cannot get to machine to address the issue an administrator can drop the link until said issue is resolved. The Gulf Coast Link System Administrators reserve the right to temporarily terminate any associated link in the event that an unacceptable issue becomes a problem. If an administrator drops a link, that link must stay down until the issue that caused it to be dropped is resolved. Together we can build and maintain something enjoyable and lasting.


Founder and Administration Team:

• Founder and Admin of the system is Conrad Baker - KG5FQT



• Technical Assistant is Jason Robichaux - W5XTR



• Website design by Tommy Wells - W5TGK



For any questions or interest, please email [email protected] or use the form on the contact page of this site.