WB2BQW Net - 145.250R

[APX8000]

The other day I was listening to several transmissions on the 145.250 repeater. I started in Orange County and listened all the way down to Newark, New Jersey. I took the NYS Thruway to Route 17, to the GSP. I was listening in on my handheld portable scanner from inside my vehicle without an external antenna. I get the Schunnemunk site full quieting from Orange County, but was amazed that I was getting a great signal all the way down that far south into NJ, and without an external antenna.

I looked up the frequency and saw WB2BQW and noticed 3 other transmitters besides Schunnemunk...Albany, Selden and Elk Mountain in PA. I know Schunnemunk is a great site (used it on LTR), but I was never was able to get it that far south. Based on the locations of the other transmitters, it doesn't seem like it could be them either. Do they have a site in NJ that would cover that area ?

 

[fineshot1]

Fyi

The two amateur radio repeater coordinating orgs in NJ are below.

http://www.arcc-inc.org/arc-fdbas.html

ARCC has no listing for that freq

http://www.metrocor.net/144MHz.htm

MetroCor lists that freq as W2JDS repeater in Newark, NJ

I do not know if that repeater owner is affiliated with the group
you are refering to.

Hope that helps

 

[railtrailbiker]

They reportedly have a site in Cliffside Park, NJ.

 

[APX8000]

Cliffside Park would probably give that NJ coverage I'm hearing. Can anyone confirm that site?

 

[kb2vxa]

It's known as Northeast Connect and is a VERY wide coverage repeater system. Trouble is hearing it in outlying areas, 145.25 is the video carrier frequency of cable channel 18 and most systems leak video buzz like a sieve.

http://members.aol.com/rfcom/nec1.htm