W8SRC

Dexter's Youngest Amateur Radio Operator

The W8SRC UHF repeater has been on the air at my home QTH just north of downtown Dexter, MI, since Friday, March 14, 2014.  It transmits on a frequency of 446.150 MHz with a -5 MHz offset and a PL of 100.0 Hz.  It is now affiliated with the Southern Michigan Repeater Network and is EchoLink node 446150 (W8SRC-R).  The "615" repeater consists of the following (updated repeater video will be here soon!):


Yaesu DR-1X System Fusion Repeater (set to AMS/AMS, running 20 watts)

Decibel Products Duplexer

S-COM 7330 Repeater Controller (version 3.7.1)

CanaKit Raspberry Pi with SVXLink for EchoLink

Astron RS-35M Power Supply

Hustler G6-440 Vertical Antenna (at 32' AGL, or 974' ASL)

TE Systems Preamp

Kenwood TS-2000 HF/6m/2m/70cm Remote Base Radio

CAT WX-250 NOAA Weather Receiver


From the repeater location, it has about a 10-mile HT radius and a 30-mile mobile radius.