Gibsonia 145.290 down

Theft and lightning bring down Gibsonia 145.290+ Reported by WA3UQD I found the source of the receive problem on the Gibsonia node 145.290+. Thieves stole the window bars (they where galvanized steel & not copper) from the base of the tower and the outside of the...

Node 27470 – K3EMM – 442.925+

Node 27470 – K3EMM – 442.925+ PL 186.2 was installed On Sunday June 5, 2011, Node 27470 – K3EMM – 442.925+ PL 186.2 was installed on the National City Bank building in downtown Warren Pennsylvania and added to the WAN Repeater System full time....

Target Link System Connected to WANRS

Target Link System – 146.745- PL 123.0 – KK3L – Node 27690 On Saturday, March 12, 2011 the Target Link System was connected to the WAN Repeater System.  Scott Zimmerman – N3XCC, and myself installed a simplex link radio and Linux computer...

Blue Knob – 147.150+ Connected to WANRS

Blue Knob – 147.150+ PL 167.9 – KB3KWD – Node 27354 As many of you already know, the Blue Knob repeater is the highest 2 meter repeater in Pennsylvania.  On Friday, March 11, 2011 BK was officially made part of the WAN Repeater System.  Scott...

Gibsonia PA 145.290 Connected to WANRS

On Saturday March 5, 2011, Node 27635 – WA3UQD – 145.290 PL 131.8 – Gibsonia PA (15 miles north of Pittsburgh) was overhauled and put on the WAN Repeater System full time. Jim Hartzell – WA3UQD, Elaine Bailey, K3EMM of WestPAnet, and I did the...

N3YFO Announces first operation of HF remote

N3YFO – David Hunter Announces first operation of HF remote from Cambria North Tower. On Sunday February 27, 2011, N3YFO activated and used the NEW Cambria North HF Remote Base Rig to check in to the  PEMA Western Area RACES Net which is held Sundays at 9:00 AM...