Repeaters

The W6BHZ Repeaters

W6BHZ maintains cross-linked repeaters on 2 meters and 70 centimeters. Both repeaters are located in the Administration Building on the Cal Poly campus. The 2 meter repeater is a Kenwood TKR-750, installed in September 2004. The 70 centimeter repeater is a Kenwood TKR-850, and it was installed in June 2004.

Mode. . . Band Frequency Offset PL Status Location
FM 2 meters 146.760 MHz - 127.3 Operating Administration Building

2 meters 147.390 MHz + 100.0 Not functioning Cuesta Peak, part of WALA

70 centimeters 442.300 MHz + 127.3 Operating Administration Building

APRS 2 meters 144.390 MHz

Operating Williams Hill, Monterey County

2 meters 144.390 MHz

Not functioning KVEC Hill

The System:


Repeater System

Power:

Power comes from a large 13.8V 100A 3-stage power supply used to power all of the public safety radios up at the site. Also connected to the power supply is 800AH of batteries used for when the AC goes offline. The entire building is backed up with a generator.

Pictures:



The 440 cans can be seen at the very top of the picture, and the 440 RX passcan is on the right side. The 440 IM panel is in the center of the picture with the black mount, and the 2m IM panel is at the bottom of the picture.



This is the Linkcomm RLC 3 controller. We have the cover off because we are setting audio levels.

More compelling and fascinating pictures are available in the Gallery Page.