“15” Repeater will be used for Badger Challenge on September 24

On September 24, the Badger Challenge will be running most of the day on the NorthEast side of Madison. The primary repeater for this event will be the “15” repeater. Please refrain from casual use of this repeater during the event. Of course emergency traffic takes precedent but for casual conversation you are welcome to use the “76” repeater while the event is underway. Thank you.

147.150/147.750 REPEATER

  • FREQUENCY – Input: 147.750 MHz Output: 147.150 MHz
  • XMTR & RCVR – Yaesu DR-1X
  • CONTROLLER – TBD
  • 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 – 2016

D-Star Repeater

  • FREQUENCY – 145.3050 -0.6000
  • XMTR & RCVR –
  • 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: Stand alone not connected to the internet

To program your radio for use on this repeater:

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146.760/146.160 REPEATER

  • 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