WD8IIJ UHF Repeater

SWARC is also partnered with the 443.775 (+ 5 MHz offset) WD8IIJ UHF repeater, also owned and operated by Monte Pettengill, WD8IIJ, which is located on the property of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, in the center of Wintersville, Ohio.

Call: WD8IIJ/R

Frequency: 448.775 MHz input, 443.775 MHz output (+5 MHz offset).  Set your UHF FM transceiver to a frequency of 443.775 MHz with a plus (+) offset (of 5 MHz, which is standard for the 70 cm/440 MHz band) so that when your radio is in transmit mode, it will transmit on 448.775 MHz, the repeater’s input frequency, and when it is in receive, you will hear the repeater on 443.775 MHz.

PL Tone Access: None used or required!

Location: Blessed Sacrament Church, Main Street, Wintersville, Ohio (next door to the Wintersville Kroger store).

Antenna Height: 1250 feet AMSL – Antenna is located atop the maintenance building at the rear of the church property.

Power Output: 30 watts out of the duplexer into the feedline, approximately 120 watts ERP at the antenna.

Equipment:
Repeater: General Electric Mastr Executive II mobile transceiver in repeater configuration.
Controller: Computer Automation Technology CAT-300B.
Feedline: LMR-600 low loss coax, 100 foot long run.
Antenna: Vertical collinear UHF antenna at 8 db gain.