Steve:

Is your repeater configured for voice or data?

Thanks,

Steve N8GNJ?

On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 15:30 Steve Koone <ka4ymy@...> wrote:

Hello to the group!

I am new here, it is great to meet like-minded amateurs interested in the 23cm band.

Just to add my voice of support to the band's activity..? I have a 23cm Dstar repeater on the air just west of the Charlotte, NC metro area.? It is located on a TV broadcast tower platform at the 1500 foot level.? Call sign is KA4YMZ A, frequency is 1292.00 -20mhz offset.? Equipment includes a new generation 3 Icom RP-1210 repeater.? I started out using an RP-2V and it was performing well, however it had developed an issue in the transmitter where it was drifting down almost 2khz low after about a minute of transmit time.? The new RP-1210 so far is an excellent performer, stable on both transmit and receive.? I'm hoping that trend will continue!

Other equipment includes a Wacom WP-698 duplexer, a DCI front-end receive filter to keep out digital TV artifacts and an Angle Linear preamp for that little extra 'edge' on receive.? Antenna is a Hustler Spirit 12db base/repeater antenna fed with 15 feet of 1/2" heliax.

Network of choice is G4KLX/ircDDB using an RP-2C for the controller interface.? Internet is fed via Ubiquiti 5ghz wifi, it's around a 7 mile path from the access point dish.? Very stable and has been in service for several years with zero issues.

If you live in and around the Charlotte area or just passing through, please feel free to use the repeater anytime.? It is typically connected to Ref54C (Carolina reflector) however it is available for access to any other reflector or service.

The local users are getting at least 60 miles of service from the repeater and that's really good for this part of the country.? No major high end amateur stations involved however most are using yagi directional antennas such as the Diamond and M2 types.? A couple of vertical base station antenna users around 25 miles out.

I'm really bad at these email reflectors, however if I can figure out how to post a couple of pictures, I will include those below.

73-
Steve
KA4YMY

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