Repeater Status- UPDATE

The K4ORE 146.925- repeater is back on the air.  The power problem is resolved for the time being.  The equipment suffered no apparent damage.

The K4ORE 146.925- and the co-located AA4TA 442.625+ MTEARS repeater are available now for normal amateur use.

Howard- K2CEM

Repeater Status- Off-Line

Attention all K4ORE 146.925 repeater users-

The K4ORE Repeater is currently down due to power issues at the site.  Recent weather events have resulted in unstable power at the site.  There is no reason to suspect any equipment damage at this time.  Work is in progress to bring the repeater back on-line at the earliest opportunity.

The outage also affects the co-located AA4TA 442.625 MTEARS machine.

We are actively engaged in resolving this issue at the earliest opportunity.  We understand the hole in 2 meter coverage and MTEARS coverage this outage leaves.

In the meantime, there are the following 2 meter repeaters in the area:  147.390+ KF4L (T 123.0) Clarksville, 147.030 (T 123.0) Hopkinsville, and of course the wide coverage AF4TZ 146.670 (T 123.0) in Nashville.

Remember the standard repeater outage protocol:  if you can’t bring the repeater up from a normally solid location, check your settings.  If that fails, go to the repeater output on simplex and transmit.  This will stand the best chance of contacting users who may not be aware of the status of the machine.

Updates to this status will be posted here as available.

Howard- K2CEM

Montgomery County ARES Meeting Postponed

For those who are interested, Frank AA4AE- Montgomery County EC relays the following:

Due to the possibility of freezing precipitation Thursday evening, the ARES Meeting scheduled for 7pm at the library on Pageant Lane is postponed until Thursday, 17 February 2011.  There will be an ARES Net on the K4ORE 146.925 repeater at 7 pm local.

K4ORE Monthly Meeting tonight Tuesday December 14

Tonight, Tuesday December 14 is the K4ORE Monthly meeting at the Park Lane Church of the Nazarene. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm and the presentation topic will be “Weather for HAMS” persented by Meteorologist Randy Bowers.
We look forward to seeing you there.

MTEARS 442.625 repeater on the air in Clarksville.

The MTEARS 442.625  (PL 107.2) repeater is on the air in Clarksville.  This repeater has Jack’s callsign, AA4TA, as the repeater callsign.  It is permanently  linked to the MTEARS system, which means that what is said on the repeater is heard everywhere on the MTEARS system, so don’t act like a lid and embarrass yourself statewide.  MTEARS covers all of Middle TN and parts of East and West TN, with plans for future expansion in both directions.  It is now easy for a mobile in Clarksville to have a conversation with a mobile in Cookeville, for example.
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  Everyday use of the repeater is encouraged, however, there are some situations where use is restricted.  The MTEARS system is designed primarily as a weather liaison network.  During weather or other disasters, only designated liaison stations are permitted on the  repeater.  Local weatherspotters will check in and report observations on their local nets.  One person from  that net will be specifically designated to take that info to the MTEARS net.  The National Weather Service monitors the net and uses the information  provided.  In addition, NWS HAMS provide storm warnings, bulletins and status updates via the MTEARS system for the liaisons to relay to their local Skywarn nets.  This area of TN, Montgomery, Stewart and Houston counties, have long been missing from the MTEARS system, and we finally are part of it.  One of the things that will, hopefully, be a result of this is an increased awareness and participation in Skywarn.  Our reports will  make a difference.  There is also a general  MTEARS ARES net on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. Central time.  Check in is by  repeater as designated by the Net Control.  You  do not have to be a designated liaison to check into this net, all are welcome.
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If you have any questions, suggestions or problems with this repeater, please contact one of the designated control operators:  Hank Koebler/N3ORX, Howard Thompson/K2CEM, Frank Metcalfe/AA4AE, Tom Delker/K1KY, David Wolfe/WA4VVX.
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Hank