Low power repeater on 453.8625 [156.7] being tested tonight. Could hear it from Main St. and around the intersection of Emmet St. & Barracks Rd. Appears to be somewhere on or near the UVA campus. Given that all the local agencies are on 800, I'm surprised to see a UHF repeater in use. Anybody know which agency would provide this? I believe that the freq is called UTAC43 and is designated for SAR. The repeater signal sounded weak, but some mobiles were heard clearly on the input.
Also noted hams talking in the area on 443.0375, possibly simplex. Nothing search related (they were actually discussing the prospects for a DMR repeater) but might prove interesting to anyone in the area. There are a lot of mutual aid frequencies these days, but this could be an instance where could be found in use.
73/Allen (N4JRI)
Also noted hams talking in the area on 443.0375, possibly simplex. Nothing search related (they were actually discussing the prospects for a DMR repeater) but might prove interesting to anyone in the area. There are a lot of mutual aid frequencies these days, but this could be an instance where could be found in use.
73/Allen (N4JRI)