Hello fellow Methow Valley citizens,
Your local amateur radio operators are looking for a hilltop location in the
area to put a radio repeater on.
This repeater will be part of the county wide emergency
communications plan and will fill in the gap that the Methow Valley currently
has regarding emergency communications.
An ideal site would be at a location overlooking the valley with a clean line of sight
toward Winthrop, Twisp and Mazama though we would be happy with an even less
than ideal site that has a relatively high elevation, off the valley floor.
We do not necessarily need to have ac power (though that would be nice) as our
radio system has wind power and solar panels for operations off the grid.
Our repeater system is low power (less than 100W) in the UHF (444.800Mhz) and
VHF (146.580Mhz) bands, is visually low impact and can even be disguised to
blend in with the surroundings if that is a concern.
If you (or someone you know - please spread the word) would like to help
improve the emergency communications preparedness of the Methow Valley
please contact Dave Corrigan at: corry@eburg.com
or (509) 341-4026.
-Dave, amateur radio callsign, KB7SVP
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Amateur radio repeater site needed.
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 9:25:33 PM
