Club Repeaters
There are five repeaters in the
greater Pittsburgh area. All of the repeaters use tone squelch and are available 24 hours a day. Emergency traffic
does take priority in all cases.
147.09
The 147.09 MHz repeater is the flagship repeater. It is located at WPXI TV-11. The antenna is located 300 feet up their
tower and is 1500 feet above sea level. The radio equipment is a Motorola Quantar with a power output of 100 watts
into the duplexer. The controller is built-in the Quantar. The repeater uses tone squelch and transmits an 88.5 Hz tone.
146.82
The new repeater is operating on 146.82MHz with the callsign W3EXW C. It shares the same site (WQED-TV in Oakland), the same antenna, the same feed line, and the same controller as W3EXW B on 444.35MHz. While it shares a lot with our UHF D-Star repeater, it is a separate repeater. Please visit the Repeater Committee's D-Star web site at http://dstar.nharc.org for more information. More info to follow...
146.88
The 146.88 MHz repeater is one of the oldest repeaters in Pittsburgh. It is located at WQED TV-13. The antenna is located 250 feet up their tower and is 1400 feet above sea level. The radio equipment is a Motorola Micor with a power output of 120 watts into the duplexer. The controller is S-Com's 7K. The repeater uses standard carrier operated squelch but does transmit an 88.5 Hz tone.
444.40
The 444.40 MHz repeater is the oldest 440 repeater in Pittsburgh. It is located at WPXI TV-11. The antenna is located on the roof of their building and is about 1200 feet above sea level. The radio equipment is a Motorola Micor with a power output of 75 watts into the duplexer. The controller is S-Com's 7K. The repeater uses standard carrier operated squelch but does transmit an 88.5 Hz tone.
444.35
The 444.35 MHz repeater has been converted from a packet repeater to Pittsburgh's first all digital D-Star repeater. Please visit the Repeater Committee's D-Star web site at http://dstar.nharc.org for more information.
224.10
The 224.10 MHz repeater is the smallest repeater. It is located in Richland Township. The radio equipment is made by Bridgecom Communications with a power output of 40 watts into the duplexer.
These are open repeaters.
Click here for Donation form. Contact Ed DeHart (wa3yoa@nharc.org)
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