Re: Icom D-Star/analog repeaters question!
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Hi Erik? Who is the Hogback? amateur radio club? Is that a new Ham club? 73 Walt KK7DRL?
Hello all,
Now that we have a new 440 D-star repeater here in town being operated by the Hogback Amateur Radio Club, would the KBARA be interested in a 2 meter and/or 440 D-star repeater as well?
There is a new in box Icom ID-RP4010V (440 version) and a new in box Icom ID-RP2010V (144 version) available from a ham in Virginia for $1000 each with free shipping. These repeaters normally cost $1,799.99 new.
They would also need power supplies, duplexers, feedlines, antennas, and rack space to get on the air.
These repeaters are ¡°mixed mode¡± in that they can act as both D-Star (digital) and FM (analog), so a D-Star capable radio would not be required to use them.
They would be a great addition to the club¡¯s assets, especially with open space on Stukel Mountain, open space on Plum Ridge (if we¡¯re able to access it), as well as potential sites on Swan Lake Point or Applegate Butte if the owners would allow it for additional coverage in the Chiloquin and Sprague River areas. I believe Swan Lake Point would have the better coverage for those communities. Perhaps even could be used in the club trailer?
Anyone have any ideas or questions or comments or concerns about such a thing for the club?
73, Erik KD6RRR
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