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Re: DMR number for W3CPA
It is on the repeater.? ?Was it registered? as a repeater or just as a user??? Rich Brnik Jr On Sat, Apr 12, 2025, 2:32?PM Ed Kumm via <edkumm=[email protected]> wrote:
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Rockton Mountain Repeaters
If you attended Radio Night last evening you already know there was a discussion about repeaters?at the top of Rockton Mountain.? The conversation started with an extension of the discussion about a back-up frequency for our nets.? But the bigger question was what's there and who's is it.?? So following that discussion?I reached out to a friend who put me in touch with Jeff DePolo WN3A.? Jeff owns the tower site that hosts many of the amateur radio repeaters on Rockton Mountain.? So here's the straight scoop on what's what up there:
So with that said, Jeff said that "by default all of my repeaters are available without question and without prior permission for emergency use - that goes without saying.? As far as use for other scheduled or recurring functions including nets, drills, etc., that CCARC might have in mind unless Kevin objects, I'd say that the 147.390 repeater would be a good place for that, with the caveat that it's (the .39 repeater) not in good health at this point in time, But will be before long.? In the interim, the 145.270 repeater is available, as is 441.700." I responded to Jeff thanking him and told him that we would designate the 145.270 repeater as our back-up frequency.? We can use that repeater until the 147.390 repeater is rebuilt and we will switch to the 39 at that time.?? Hope that clears everything up for everyone.? And we also now have a back-up frequency as well! Thank you. John N3SPW John Szwarc |
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Radio Night / D-STAR repeater / WinLink
Everyone,
Don¡¯t forget about the planned Radio Night tonight at the Clearfield EMA in the Amateur radio room. 911 Leonard St in Clearfield. We¡¯ll be there about 7pm. If you haven¡¯t already stopped by to admire the two new Anytone UHF/ VHF radios, this would be a great chance to become familiar with them. D-STAR repeater¡. The antenna we purchased for the DStar repeater is now at my house. Ready for installation. We already have everything else needed. Ed KC3ZAL is working on getting the repeater configured and ready for use. We do need to tune the duplexers. Allen K3HOC has a plan in the works to get that done. So this project is coming along nicely. Hopefully it won¡¯t be too long now. °Â¾±²Ô³¢¾±²Ô°ì¡.. A while back Allen K3HOC had donated 4 UHF Motorola Radius R400 commercial radios to the club for use as WinLink gateways. Yesterday I was at the home of Scott N3XCC near Somerset. Scott runs the web site and business Repeater Builder. After about two hours of fussing with the programming software, we determined that these radios will only tune down to 450MHz. For WinLink on the UHF band we need these to operate at about 420MHz¡. Below the minimum range for these radios. So they will not work for the Amater 70 cm band. But they would work in the GMRS band. We did find a document outlining the process of modifying the radio¡¯s firmware and components that would need to be replaced to allow them to operate in at 440 MHz. But this would have taken us hours of work to complete per radio so we decided against it. So if anyone knows of a group or individual planning a GMRS project (think repeater here) please let me know and we¡¯ll get these to them. So to move the WinLink project forward i ordered a TYT TH-9000D plus UHF mobile transceiver. It¡¯s my donation to the project. Should be here Tuesday. This will work perfectly with the sound card and raspberry pi zero I already have on hand for the WinLink project. I expect we will finally get an operating Winlink gateway on the air something very soon. That¡¯s all I got. See everyone at radio night tonight. John N3SPW 814-553-5649 |
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List of Public Service Events Posted
Good Evening: I just published a list of events that will need amateur radio volunteers for 2025.? You can find it at . Take a look and consider volunteering to work one or more of these events.? Our communications abilities are vital to the event, provide us training, and provide great public relations for amateur radio. Any questions let me know. Thank you. Carmine W. Prestia, Jr., K3CWP Alpha Fire Company Firemen's Relief Association of State College Senior Magisterial District Judge State College, PA (he/him/his) |
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Volunteers Needed ¨C Pittsburgh Marathon Support on May 4th
Good afternoon: Allegheny County is looking for amateur radio volunteers for the Pittsburgh Marathon. ---------- Forwarded message --------- All, I ask that you please push this out to your clubs, groups, and members.? Bob anticipates needing in the range of 50 operators. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Begin Message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allegheny County ARES Emergency Coordinator Bob Mente (NU3Q)?is seeking?licensed amateur radio operators?to assist with communications support for the?2025 Pittsburgh Marathon. While local (Allegheny County) hams are encouraged to participate,?volunteers from outside the county are also welcome and needed.?
??Available Positions: ??Shuttle Driver
??Shadow for Dr. Mosesso (UPMC)
??First Aid Tent Operator ¨C Point State Park
??Medical Aid Station Operators ¨C Citywide
??Volunteer Registration Sign up using the official Pittsburgh Marathon registration portal: ?? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?End Message?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you Kevin W3XOX Carmine W. Prestia, Jr., K3CWP Alpha Fire Company Firemen's Relief Association of State College Senior Magisterial District Judge State College, PA (he/him/his) |
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Radio Night on Thursday
Our Radio Night is sneaking?up on us!? It's on Thursday at 7 PM over at the Clearfield County EMA building in the Amateur Radio Room.? I'm sure FT8 contacts on the HF bands?will be piling up.? And the new county-provided Anytone UHF/VHF/ analog and DMR mobile radios are programmed up and ready for use!? So if you haven't had a chance to experience DMR digital on the UHF/VHF bands, here's your chance! Hope to?see everyone there! John N3SPW John Szwarc |
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Re: Successful DMR
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThat¡¯s awesome to hear! ? I¡¯ve ordered a few things from Ali Express. ? So far I¡¯ve been happy with the items received, but they do take some time to get here. ? Somewhere between 3 to 5 weeks. ?And there¡¯s not a usable tracking number either. ?The one they provide is for a Chinese shipper and never seems to tell you much info. ?But the items do eventually arrive. ?And it¡¯s cheap. ? So worth the wait.814-553-5649 On Apr 7, 2025, at 10:17?AM, W3PRL Shack America via groups.io <shackamerica@...> wrote:
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Successful DMR
I managed to get one ordered:? TYT MD-UV390PLUS DMR Digital Walkie Talkie 3600mAh MD UV390 AES256 Waterproof Dual Band UV transceiver GPS Optional.? I got the best one @ $111.55 and this includes tax.
You can see on the pic below the price looks like $25.14 but that's for a microphone.? If you buy one of these from Ali Express, make sure you "READ" the screen and click all boxes that apply to the order or else you might get an EU version instead of US, etc......The package I got is package #8 and it includes the whole shebang!
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I am not a fan of ordering from these overseas companies on the web, but we'll give this a try to see how it all works out......
Here's a link to the page........
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Good Luck de W3PRL?Shack America
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New radios at Clearfield EMA
Everyone,
Just in case you didn¡¯t already know, the new Antone mobile rigs that the county purchased for the amateur room at the EMA, have been programmed and are operational. Rich N3RBJ and Ed KC3ZAL put the finishing touches on getting the programming done after the simulated emergency test on Saturday. Thank you to both of you. Speaking of the simulated, emergency test, thank you to everybody who participated. We had a total of eight volunteers participating. Scott, the Clearfield County EMA, Director, was present for the entire drill. He was quite pleased to see the participation and enthusiasm from our membership. Thank you, John N3SPW 814-553-5649 |
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Re: DMR on the cheap!
On Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 8:59?AM W3PRL Shack America via <shackamerica=[email protected]> wrote:
I'm assuming that you are talking about the MD-UV390 Plus, is that correct? Carmine W. Prestia, Jr., K3CWP Alpha Fire Company Firemen's Relief Association of State College Senior Magisterial District Judge State College, PA (he/him/his) |
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Re: DMR on the cheap!
I found the link Tim, et al........here it is.....
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This is not a 20 radio as it looked like advertised.? ALI Express give you multiple choices on how the radio is configured and they chose to show the radio for 20 bucks but it was really the microphone that was 20 bucks...
The price of the radio and full components is like 106 dollars.
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The other radio we talked about is listed below with this link:
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I think both are good buys for a dmr ht.? I personally would go with the higher priced ht as it is 10w vs. 5w.....
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Hope this clears this up...
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73 de Shack America
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Re: DMR on the cheap!
I will have to see if I can find this. I did not see the link in the email. If that is the case this is an excellent bye. If anybody can put the link in the email, I would appreciate it. The UV 390 will run the open GD 77 firmware and if you put that on the radio, it is a great radio works almost just like the Anytone 878.
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On Apr 6, 2025, at 12:04?AM, John Szwarc via groups.io <johnszwarc@...> wrote: |
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DMR on the cheap!
I have to thank Paul W3PRL who pointed this out to me earlier this evening. But right now the Chinese retailer Ali Express is offering the TYT UV-390 Plus HT with DMR for an amazing loss price of just $25.99. And as an added bonus you get free shipping. Shipping, however, will likely take between three and six weeks.
If you¡¯ve been looking to get into DMR but the cost was causing you to hesitate, the wait is over. At just $25.99 get two! That¡¯s less than a tank of gas costs! 814-553-5649 |
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Re: Passed the Amateur Radio Technician Exam
Good news:? Brian has been issued an amateur radio call sign...... KD3AYB.? He's working on getting an HT programmed up for the?amateur band.? Watch for him on a repeater near you! On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 4:54?PM Steven Smith via <s_k_smith_75=[email protected]> wrote: Congratulations Brian, now the fun starts! --
John Szwarc |
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WPA SET 4/5/2025
Centre County Amateur Radio Operators, Good Morning: From the eastern side of the County I have the following AROs participating in the WPA SET: K3HOT, Greg - at NWS WX3CTP K3CWP, Carmine - at Mount Nittany Medical Center N3IW, Chip - simulating Millheim Fire Company WX2DX, Bill - Winlink Relay KB3KPP, Jason - Various shelters and mobile Winlink Relay The SET is scheduled to run from 1000 to 1400 but we will probably end around 1200. Anyone else who wants to check in with the American Red Cross stations is welcome to do so. Full instructions can be found at: As always, thank you for your participation. Carmine W. Prestia, Jr., K3CWP Alpha Fire Company Firemen's Relief Association of State College Senior Magisterial District Judge State College, PA (he/him/his) |
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Central Pennsylvania Weather Briefing
It looks like the next storm front moving through the area has most of Clearfield County in a "marginal risk" zone - 2nd from the bottom in terms of severity.? Let's hope it stays that way! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: NWS State College <ctp.stormreports@...> Date: Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 5:18?AM Subject: Central Pennsylvania Weather Briefing To: NWS Partners -?? Severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds will be possible on Thursday. There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe weather for areas south of I-80, with a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) extending to the north. Initial briefing For more information, see attached briefing or view it online at?. You can also find additional weather information at??or?. Estimated time of next update: By 6 PM Wednesday ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We can also be reached 24/7 on?. -NWS State College  Central Pennsylvania Weather Forecast Office?? John Szwarc |
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