WD8IIJ Repeater

SWARC is currently partnered with the 147.66/06 WD8IIJ repeater and financially assists with the support of that machine.  Monte Pettengill, WD8IIJ, is the owner and operator of that repeater, which is now located on the WTOV Channel 9 broadcast tower south of Steubenville, Ohio.  See the information regarding the antenna at that location.  This is the current primary repeater for club use and all SWARC repeater-based nets and activities.

Call: WD8IIJ/R

Frequency: 147.660 MHz input, 147.060 MHz output (+600 KHz offset).  Set your VHF FM transceiver to a frequency of 147.060 MHz with a plus (+) offset (of 600 KHz, which is standard for the 2 Meter band) so that when your radio is in transmit mode, it will transmit on 147.660 MHz, the repeater’s input frequency, and when it is in receive, you will hear the repeater on 147.060 MHz.

PL Tone Access: 114.8 Hz (Your radio transmits a 114.8 Hz PL tone – the repeater DOES NOT re/transmit a tone to your receiver – NOT full CTCSS access).

Location: WTOV Channel 9 broadcast tower, located south of the Steubenville, Ohio, downtown city district, along the Ohio River, and at the north end of the village of Mingo Junction, Ohio.

Antenna Height: 1597 feet AMSL – the repeater antenna is located at the 500′ level above ground on the television transmission tower.

Power Output: 35 watts out of the duplexer into the feedline, approximately 90 watts ERP at the antenna.

Equipment:
Repeater: General Electric Mastr Executive II mobile in repeater configuration
Controller: Computer Automation Technology CAT-1000B
Feedline: Andrew 7/8″ Heliax hardline, 600 feet
Antenna: Com-Spec (Decibel products) DB224-E, 4 bay folded dipole at 8.1 db gain