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| 444.900 | Albemarle | On Air | Linked | | 442.825 | Asheboro | On Air | | 444.175 | Charlotte | On Air | Linked | | 444.775 | Concord | On Air | Linked | | 444.225 | Dallas | On Air | Linked | | 443.425 | Fisher Peak | Proposed | | 444.625 | High Peak | Proposed | | 444.825 | Mint Hill | On Air | Linked | | 443.825 | Mooresville | On Air | Linked | | 442.300 | Walker Top | On Air | Linked | | 444.875 | Wingate | On Air |
| Charlotte Hub | On Air | | EchoLink Node 8092 | On Line |
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| Concord ON THE AIR! & Walker Top Update | | | |
| The long-awaited Concord 444.775 repeater is ON THE AIR!
It is on the link full-time. We will most likely be replacing the current 6 dB gain antenna with a 9 dB gain antenna. Will wait until the "days get longer" and the threat of winter weather subsides though.
Also, the Walker Top Mtn 442.300 repeater seems to be talking to the hub better. We will still make a trip up to PM the site, but for now it's back on the link.
73's and don't forget about the nightly net at 9:30 PM.
Derek
KD4ADL | |
| The Walker Top 442.300 repeater is still online, but will be off the link system due to an issue with the link radio. As soon as we can get it working again, we'll add it back to the system and update here.
73's
Derek
KD4ADL | |
| Each weekend from 5 PM Friday until about 9:15 PM Sunday several repeaters of NC HEARS, SC HEART and the VA 3 Dog Repeater Group are linked together to provide coverage across parts of 3 states.
Here is a map showing the repeater locations and frequency / PL info. If there are any additions or corrections, please let me know.
http://tinyurl.com/ydsy4n6
Hope this is helpful.
Derek
KD4ADL | |
| At 5 PM today NC HEARS will be connected to both the 3 Dog Repeater Group in VA and SC HEART. Feel free to make contacts across SC, Metro Charlotte and the Roanoke Valley in VA.
If you sign on to the system, consider giving your call sign and location so those listening will know the reach of the system.
The link to SC HEART will terminate at 9:15 PM Sunday night as usual.
73s
Derek
KD4ADL | |
| The RFI issue with the Mooresville 443.825 repeater has been resolved. It is now back on the link.
73
KD4ADL | |
| We have an RFI issue with the Mooresville 443.825 repeater. It will be off the link until we can resolve the issue. We know the cause (unintentional RFI) but will need a day or two to determine the best plan of action.
73s
KD4ADL
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| "National Preparedness Month" Net w/ Carolina 440 group tonight | | | |
| We will connect with Carolina 440 Repeater Group at 7:25 PM tonight and join their weekly 7:30 PM net. See the message below from Ron Casey, K4JDR about the "National Preparedness Month" emphasis of the net. Net Control should call for NC HEARS stations separately, so please listen for the cue.
We will still hold our regular net at 9:30 PM.
Thanks.
Derek
KD4ADL
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National Preparness Month Net Monday September 14
Posted by: "k4jdr" K4JDR@juno.com k4jdr
Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:23 pm (PDT)
The National Preparedness Month Net is scheduled for Monday, September 14 at the usual Carolina 440 Ragchew Net, 7:30 PM time.
Basically the Net can proceed just as usual, but with emphasis on it being NPM 2009 and a short program on the recommended items in an Emergency Supply Kit. This is all that is needed for us to have qualified with the Homeland Security/Ad Council NPM requirements as an Amateur Radio Organization.
Also if anyone can advertise the net with local and regional Ham Clubs, CERT Teams, etc. so that we may get added participation on the Net, that would be great.
We hope that other IRLP systems in NC, SC and VA will connect to Reflector 9210 for the net.
EchoLink Connections can be made on Node# 42704
Information on NPM 2009 can be viewed on the web at: www.ready.gov
Repeater List and Link info at:
http://www.carolina 440.net/repeaters_on_link.htm
Thanks,
Ronnie J. Casey, k4jdr@juno.com | |
| Weekend Link(s) w/ SC HEART | | | |
| At 5 PM Friday NC HEARS will link with the UHF repeaters of SC HEART. This link will stay active until 7:45 PM Sunday evening. Below is a list of the SC HEART UHF repeaters on the link.
Conway ---------------------- 441.675 --- Tone: 162.2
Charleston - Awendaw --- 441.725 --- Tone: 123.0
Columbia -------------------- 441.725 --- Tone: 91.5
Whitehall -------------------- 441.675 --- Tone: 123.0
Florence --------------------- 441.575 --- Tone: 91.5
Greenville/Spartanburg ---441.675 --- Tone: 91.5
Orangeburg ----------------- 441.750 --- Tone: 123.0
We will hold our regular net at 9:30 PM Friday and Saturday night. We will call for NC HEARS and SC HEART stations separately, hopefully to reduce the number of stations "doubling". Stations are also called according to the suffix of their call-sign. The suffix is the part AFTER the numeric. Therefore station KA4RGF would be "R" and fall in the N-Z category.
We will also take part in the SC ARES Net again Sunday evening. Please listen for direction from Net Control; they will call for check-ins from stations using NC HEARS. I'm not sure if they will call near the middle of the Net or closer to the end. If I find out, I'll post an update. The link with SC HEART VHF & UHF for their net will automatically terminate at 9:15 PM Sunday.
73s and enjoy the weekend!
Derek
KD4ADL | |
| Hello to all -
Just as an item of interest, I have uploaded a graph showing the usage of the system since July 1, 2009. For those interested, the minor bumps you see from 9/4 to 9/7 are the period when we were linked to SCHEART and also the weekend of the Shelby Hamfest.
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| Going to work tonight I was able to hear all the repeaters (except for Concord which is down) and signal strength was good.
North of Harris Blvd Charlotte, Mooresville, Dallas and Mint hill were all full strength. A little further up the road the signal strength on all the repeaters was down to S3 but still receivable. Then just before the Giliad Rd exit 23 signal strength was full again on Charlotte, Mooresville and Dallas.
Inside the Huntersville business park all 3 repeaters could be heard but Dallas was stronger than the rest.
Hope this informal reception report helps!
73,
W4DXL | |
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