[K4RY] AUARC: New repeater on the air in town

[Kris Kirby]

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012, John Klingelhoeffer wrote:
> For those members who have 222 MHz capability, there is a new repeater 
> on north of Auburn in Waverly that has a very good coverage signal. 
>  It is on 224.840 MHz with the standard negative offset and no tone. 
>  It is linked 24/7 to the 224.88 MHz repeater near Wetumpka providing 
> coverage all the way into Montgomery.  It is also linked to a 444 MHz 
> repeater in the Wetumpka area.  The 222 MHz repeaters are operated by 
> W4KEN.  The repeater is located on the WELL-FM tower which is on Gold 
> Hill / Ensminger Roads off of AL147 north of US280.   Another 2 meter 
> repeater is planned to soon be installed on the same tower and should 
> provide good coverage on campus, although I'm not sure if hand-helds 
> on campus will be strong enough to access it.  We will have to wait 
> and see.  Mobiles and fixed stations should not be a problem.  This 
> location is about six miles north of campus.  I do not currently know 
> the frequency that will be used.  The 2M repeater is being implemented 
> by AUARC's Lee, KE4COL.   73

145.23-, 123.0 Hz PL. 

Birmingham is 203.5 Hz, Huntsville is 186.2 Hz. 

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Kris Kirby, KE4AHR
Disinformation Analyst