The Current Stats!
The Current hardware configuration at the
K8SN
Repeater is as follows:
LOCATION:
The Repeater is located approximately 16 Miles South of Grand Rapids MI
EXCITER/AMPLIFIER:
Motorola Mitrek Exciter interfaced to a retired 300W Paging Amp running 125W on 442.175 Mhz. (103.5Hz PL)
RECEIVERS:
Tactec TAC310SX on 447.175 Mhz (103.5Hz CTCSS). Also on each Link channel from the remotes
POWER SUPPLY:
25A Newmar Switcher
CONTROLLER:
FF-Systems Inc.
FF-800 with FF-CAD 500ms Audio Delay Board and companion FF-8070 Digital Voice Recorder System.
DUPLEXER SYSTEM:
Main Receiver is connected to a 445-449 Mhz Multi-Coupler consisting of a DCI 8 Pole pass filter and a DB Products 4 port amp/splitter. - Transmitter is combined with others.
ANTENNA SYSTEM:
RX 16 Bay UHF Folded Dipole at 540' TX is a 3db Fiberglass at 490'
REMOTE BASE:
Doug Hall Electronics RB-1, Kenwood TM-241A, Two Bay folded Dipole at 190', DCI and PAR Electronics Filters to eliminate Intermod.
OTHER OPTIONS:
Doug Hall Electronics 4RV System 8 Channels - IRLP Node 4168
REMOTE RECIEVER ELECTRONICS AND OTHER MISC. FACTS:
Remote sites are Motorola Mitreks Listening on 447.175Mhz and retranmitting on one of the link channels back to the Moline Site. These site average about 1 to 5 W output into either a 6 or 11 elment Beams. Duplexed from the Remote Base Antenna at 190' into a cell wave shape factor filter - Passing a "band" of channels and rejecting the Transmitter. Allows for lower power link-back tranmitters at the remote sites. The above are fed into a TX/RX Preamp fed to a 8 Port Splitter.