As of March 13, 2023, this new SERA-coordinated, AllStarLink/Hamvoip, FM repeater is operational in East Brainerd. The info is as follows:
Please be aware that propagation (coverage) may vary significantly due to the hills and valleys of the area.
Manufacturer: Kenwood Radio Corporation
Model: Kenwood TKR-850 UHF FM
443.600 (Repeater Output)
448.600 (Repeater Input)
Tones: 100.0 Hz on both TX and RX
Fiber Internet Access: 1 GB Up & 1 GB Down
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Antenna Information:
GAMSL: 980 Feet (298.69 Meters)
AHAG: 1030 Feet (313.93 Meters)
Antenna Pattern: Omni
Azimuith: 0 to 0 deg
Antenna Gain (MFR Specs): 11.9 dB
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Transmission:
Frequency Band: 440 Mhz
Output Power: 35 Watts
Duplexer Insertion Loss (MFR Specs): 1.5 dB
Brand, Model, and Diameter of Feed Line: LMR 400
Feed Line Length: 50 Feet (15.24 Meters)
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Repeater Information:
Mode: FM
FM Mode: FM: Wideband FM – 25 KHz FM (16K0F3E)
Description: FM
Access: None
Code: 0.0
Access Description:
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Features:
Emergency Power
Solar Power
AllStarLink Node 567160
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Repeater Calculations:
System Gain: 27 dB
System Loss: 3 dB
ERP: 281 Watts
Please note there are scheduled nets on this repeater. Click here for the repeater’s linking schedule.
Important: As this is an often-linked repeater, there are NO repeater tail or courtesy tones. As such, there is no point in kerchunking the repeater to check your radio or to see if it hears you. It will NOT acknowledge your RF signal. Please ensure that your connecting radio is not using courtesy tones. Courtesy tones cause lots of unnecessary key-ups on repeaters that are linked together. Think of every transmission as a “rock in a pond”. The ripples of the splash travel and connect with every other linked repeater. The East Coast Reflector normally has over 850 repeaters linked to it 24×7, so please don’t key-up all of those unnecessarily. Turn off your courtesy tones.
Reviewed for Accuracy and/or Updated: 2023-05-04