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Technical Briefings from the IRA
Local Laws and Ordinances
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Mark your calendars! Plans are already
under way for the
2008 IRA 'Good Old Days' Hamfestival. This
year it will be held on Saturday, June 7, from
8AM to 2PM at the Hudsonville Fairgrounds.
Click HERE
for the detailed flyer in printable PDF format.
Click HERE for a
printable map to the Hudsonville Fairgrounds. |
The Jackson 145.47 repeater has another
input capability!
Please note that the Jackson 145.47 repeater has another input
capability which may be better for you. It’s located in Okemos, Michigan
and all you have to do is set your pl to 107.2 Hz when using the 145.47
link repeater.
This brings the system to three receive input capabilities for the
Jackson link repeater (100.0 Hz pl downtown Lansing, 107.2 Hz pl Okemos,
and 114.8 Hz pl Onondaga. The Okemos 107.2 Hz pl capability was installed
just before the Christmas holidays because of continuing desense problems
with the Onondaga receiver using 114.8 Hz pl.
If you have been having problems getting into the Jackson link repeater
using 114.8 Hz pl, try using 107.2 Hz pl and see if it works better for
you.
Also, we are looking to install another auxiliary receive input right
in Jackson and also east of Jackson in the Chelsea area for better coverage.
We’ll keep you informed.
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The Mt.
Pleasant 145.15 Link Repeater is back ON!
On Monday, November 12, 2007, the final antenna
work was accomplished at the Pleasant Valley tower site and the 145.15
link repeater was put on the air. It is now working better than ever.
The work was accomplished by Dan W8BCI, Tom KA8YSM, and Abe W8HVG, along
with climbers from Michigan Tower Service. It will provide coverage from
east of Big Rapids to the Bay City/Saginaw area and north to Harrison
and Gladwin.
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A new 2008 IRA brochure is now available. It
lists west-Michigan repeaters along with the IRA link
coverage map in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and
print it.
Click HERE or
use the menu button on the left to open and print the brochure. |
MACKINAW CITY LINK REPEATER ON-LINE.
The IRA link repeater system has a new repeater
on-line in Mackinaw City, Michigan operating on 146.84 MHz with a 103.5
CTCSS on receive and transmit.
Del WB8DEL, Abe, W8HVG, Dan W8BCI and Marlene KC8GXO
installed it on Saturday, September 1, 2007. It is located about seven
miles south of Mackinaw City, east of I-75 just north of Douglas Road.
Initial tests indicate that it will extend the IRA
link system coverage to Sault Ste. Marie and most of the eastern half of
the Upper Peninsula. It will provide “handie-talkie coverage” in the area
around the Mackinac Bridge and Mackinac Island.
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(Mackinaw continued:)
Although there are a few minor technical issues still to be worked
on involving audio frequency tailoring and link RF signal level, the new
repeater is working “very well.”
The Mackinaw City link repeater should be a tremendous adjunct to the
IRA link system communications capability providing users with enhanced
emergency communications, opportunities to meet new hams, make new
friends, and learn new things about Michigan.
The
IRA especially thanks Del WB8DEL for his sharing cooperation and Dan W8BCI
for all his dedicated work in helping to construct the equipment
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The IRA Link
Repeater System Map has been updated.
Print out copies for
your shack and mobile stations.
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Don't forget
to tune in for the Amateur Radio Newsline updates every Monday evening at 8:00
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The 147.16 repeater site on 92nd Street hill located six miles south
of Grand Rapids
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The Independent Repeater
Association maintains a network of 2-meter repeaters covering western
Michigan from the Indiana border to the upper peninsula. Everyone is welcome
to use and enjoy the linked-repeater system.
(Click on map for
a larger image.)
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UPDATES
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| Uploaded 2008 IRA
Hamfest flyer and map. |
2-7-08 |
| Added information for new
Jackson area receiver. |
1-1-08 |
| Added new IRA Brochure. |
11-30-07 |
| Updated maps to include
Mackinaw City link information. |
9-27-07 |
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THE
AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE
is
broadcast every Monday evening at 8 p.m. After the Amateur Newsline broadcast, there is an
invited "Traders Net" where you can list ham related
items for want, sale or trade. Listen and check-in! PLEASE NOTE: Newsline and the "Traders Net" broadcasts are not held in July
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The
West Michigan Traffic Net is now on the link system on Sunday,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights at 9 p.m. Listen in and participate!
Pass
messages, sharpen your net skills and help out! THE SAME PEOPLE RAG-CHEWING FOR HOURS ON THE
LINK SYSTEM IS DISCOURAGED. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE AND COURTEOUS!
Please use, enjoy,
communicate and make friends on the link-system, but try to refrain
from rag-chewing longer than 10 or 15 minutes. There are potentially 2,600 hams
in the available coverage area of the link-system and everyone deserves a turn. Courtesy is
contagious.
Visits since 2-8-07
Contacting or donating to the I.R.A.
Information on donating to the I.R.A
Send email to the I.R.A.
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