TXFirefighter112
Member
Just thought I'd throw this out here for those HAMs on the boards, Carrollton's Amateur Radio Club has it's new repeater open. It is maintained by the city as a vital part of the disaster response effort (paid for by us though). I believe it is an 11dB antenna fed by 7/8 inch cable with...well I forget what the ERP is, think it's 4,000 watts not sure. The running joke in the club is that we've effectively sterilized the population and killed every fly out to the horizon.
Anyway, the good info that you're probably wanting: Input is 144.610
PL 118.8
Output is 145.210
So far we've found a 5 watt HT with a rubber duck antenna can hit it from Double Oak, I believe the farthest anyone has tried so far is Sanger. Great new toy that will last for quite a while, and the second anything goes wrong with it the city is instantly aware of it and they'll have a guy out repairing it before we even know it's down.
Anyway, the good info that you're probably wanting: Input is 144.610
PL 118.8
Output is 145.210
So far we've found a 5 watt HT with a rubber duck antenna can hit it from Double Oak, I believe the farthest anyone has tried so far is Sanger. Great new toy that will last for quite a while, and the second anything goes wrong with it the city is instantly aware of it and they'll have a guy out repairing it before we even know it's down.