Category: Repeaters

Repeater status

We continue to work through upgrades and reconfiguration of repeaters.

Status – 8/20/25

  • Due to changes at UW the “76” repeater will be offline for a while.
    • We have corrected some issues that were reported a while ago during a fire department inspection and roof work under the antenna has been completed and a new air conditioned room and racks are ready for installation
    • A new lightning arrestor has been purchased and needs to be installed
    • When this repeater comes back online we plan to have Wires-X working here rather than on the “15”
  • The “15” repeater is reconfigured and responding well.
    • The power supply needs repair (or replacement) and we are working on that. Currently a loaner power supply appears to working well. The repeater is reporting the correct time now.
    • Wires-X will no longer be available at this repeater. We hope to replace it with a different digital capability (such as AllStar) which is not as intrusive as Wires-x.

147.150/147.750 REPEATER

  • FREQUENCY – Input: 147.750 MHz Output: 147.150 MHz
  • XMTR & RCVR – Vertex VXR-5000
  • CONTROLLER – Pacific Research RI-310
  • RF AMP – TBD
  • POWER SUPPLY – TBD
  • ANTENNA – Telwave folded dipole, 4 bay
  • DUPLEXER – Wacom 6 cavity, 300 watts capacity
  • LOCATION – WMTV, TV channel 15 (west side of Madison)
  • HEIGHT – 750 ft. (1800ft. MSL)
  • ERP – 190 watts
  • ACCESS – TSQL (123.0 hz)
  • TIMER – 3 minutes, reset by “beep” courtesy tone
  • PLACED IN SERVICE – 2023
  • Now has WIRES-X connectivity

Please Note: WIRES-X is no longer available on this repeater. When the repairs are completed at the hospital WIRES X will be available at the “76” repeater.

D-Star Repeater

  • FREQUENCY – 145.3050 -0.6000
  • XMTR & RCVR – ICOM-RP2000V
  • CONTROLLER –
  • POWER SUPPLY –
  • ANTENNA – Celwave Super Station Master, 5db gain
  • DUPLEXER – Wacom 6 can 300 watt
  • LOCATION – WMTV, TV channel 15 (west side of Madison)
  • HEIGHT – 750 ft. (1800ft. MSL)
  • PLACED IN SERVICE –
  • Repeater Status: Connected to the internet

To program your radio for use on this repeater:

Continue reading “D-Star Repeater”

146.760/146.160 REPEATER

This repeater is temporarily off-line for maintenance

  • FREQUENCY – Input: 146.160 MHz Output: 146.760 MHz
  • XMTR & RCVR – Yaesu Vertex 5000
  • CONTROLLER – Pacific Research – RI 310
  • POWER SUPPLY – Astron, 50 amp
  • ANTENNA – Comet GP6
  • DUPLEXER – TBD
  • LOCATION – University of Wisconsin Hospital
  • HEIGHT – 1120 ft. MSL
  • ERP – 90 watts
  • ACCESS – Carrier and PL (3Z, 123.0 hz)
  • TIMER – 3 minutes, reset by “beep” courtesy tone
  • PLACED IN SERVICE – TBD