I'll bring my D74A. It can use GPS to list nearby D-Star repeaters based upon the installed list. That might be interesting.
Thanks for the list, I'll probably add the DMR sites to an HT. On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 23:11 -0500, Eric A. Cottrell wrote: > Hello, > > I remember years ago bringing my HT with me when the SWLFest was in > Kulpsville. I was disappointed at the lack of repeaters in the area. > The > problem that I still run into is ham repeaters are listed by > location. > It is difficult to figure out if a location like Souderton is nearby > when you are not familiar with the area. One way I overcome the > problem > is to use Google Earth to map out the repeaters I am interested in > and > create a kmz file. I did this for repeaters around Plymouth Meeting. > It > turns out there are a few within a short distance. I also found some > repeaters listed as Philadelphia are actually sited in Roxborough, > so > they are closer than the city and even visible from the hotel. > > Here is some information I gathered from local repeater group > websites. > > W3QV The Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club http://www.phil-mont.org/ > Roxborough 147.030 MHz offset +0.6 MHz CTCSS 91.5 is usually > linked > to 444.800 MHz offset +5.0 MHz CTCSS 186.2 full time > There are also 2 Meter remote receivers in Center City > (Philadelphia), Lansdale, and Southampton. > > W3WAN “The Wide Area Network Repeater System” or WANRS. > http://www.wanrepeater.net/ > Roxborough 441.700 MHz offset +5.0 MHz CTCSS 74.4 > This is part of a statewide system of linked repeaters. > > WR3IRS The NJ-NY-PA DMR Network https://www.n2jti.net/home.html > Roxborough 440.650 MHz offset +5.0 MHz CC1 DMR > > W3SBE Philadelphia Broadcast Engineers Amateur Radio Club > Roxborough 442.550 MHz offset +5.0 MHz CTCSS 91.5 is usually > linked > to 927.8875 MHz offset -25.0 MHz CTCSS 91.5 full time > These repeaters maybe off the air as the group does not seem > to > be very active. > > K3PDR Philadelphia Digital Radio Association https://www.k3pdr.org/ > Wyndmoor 146.610 MHz offset -0.6 MHz D-Star > Wyndmoor 445.18125 MHz offset -5.0 MHz D-Star > Wyndmoor 445.73125 MHz offset -5.0 MHz CC1 DMR > Wyndmoor 447.475 MHz offset -5.0 MHz Fusion > > > KB3BKH Unisys Amateur Radio Club Bluebell > Bluebell 447.025 MHz offset -5.0 MHz CTCSS 131.8 > Bluebell is a short distance north of Plymouth Meeting and > home > of some good Korean BBQ! > > N3CB > Norristown 448.675 offset -5.0 MHz CTCSS 131.8 > > 73 Eric > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com? > subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com
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