W4WSM Repeater System
Bowling Green, Kentucky
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Bowling Green, Kentucky
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The following repeaters are on the air in southern KY.
147.165
Presently runs a Micor transmitter at about 90 watts. It uses a GE Mastr II receiver with built in preamp. The controller is an RC210 from Arcom. I'm in the process of changing the transmitter to a Quintron 100 watt radio. It is now used as a hot swappable spare.
It is running split antennas. The Receive is a 2 element Decibel at the top of the tower about 330 feet above ground level. The transmitter is connected to a Diamond V2000 at 110 feet. Now have a Wacom duplexer that can be put in line if needed.
I have installed a Doug Hall voter on this repeater. The main Mastr II will stay in line with up to 3 remote receivers. One about 18 miles to the east and another 18 miles to the north are in the works and I'm looking for a site to the west/southwest now.
This repeater has been on the air since about 1991.
444.10
This repeater is made up of a GE Mastr II repeater station. It runs about 100 watts and uses a T1500 duplexer. Antenna is an 4 bay(8 element) Decibel. This repeater is using a port of the RC210. I also have a link set up so we can get into a larger area system in middle Tennessee. Both UHF and VHF can be linked also. It was first coordinated in 1987.
146.655
'655 has been on the air at several different locations since about 1986. This repeater is now located in Russellville, KY about 30 miles from Bowling Green. It is made up of 2 Alinco radios with a RLC5 controller. It runs about 20 watts out of a 4 can Sinclair duplexer.
The Old VHF Engineering repeater has xtals for 165 and 655. It is used as a backup.