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| Repeaters |
| Purpose |
| The Bastrop ARES Radio System consists of two repeaters (two additional repeaters are in the planning stage) linked via full duplex radios, located within the Bastrop County limits, three of which are located within the major cities of Bastrop, Elgin and Smithville. The intent is to provide handheld coverage within the cities, mobile and base coverage throughout the Bastrop County and well into the adjacent counties. The repeaters are located close enough to each other to provide over lapping coverage in the event of a failure of one or more sites. |
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| This map shows all four sites and the link paths between each site. The circle represents the typical usable limit based upon actual coverage tests in the field for a high powered mobile with a roof mounted antenna. |
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| Design |
| All of the repeater sites are linked using full-duplex UHF radios that allow full control of any site no matter which site your currently talking through. Only the designated Control Operators may make changes to the repeater site configurations. All sites are normally left in a linked state so you can be talking locally on the Elgin repeater and you can also be heard on the output of all linked sites simultaneously. Sites may be configured to repeat in local mode only without being connected to the links. All of the sites except for Rocky Hill also have Remote Base radios and may be configured to cross-band link multiple radios including EchoLink. All repeaters use a CTCSS tone of 114.8 Hz. |
| The Bastrop ARES Repeater system is designed and maintained by Bruce Forestal WB6ARE wb6are@bastropares.org. Extensive manual labor and/or financial support in building this system has been provided by Jim Allen-KE5AMB, Steve Long-KC5WXT, Tommy Silva-KE5PMC, Mark Stennett-NA6M, Gary Hicks-KE5ITM, John Benedict-KE5RS, Dave Hammer-W3DH and Dan Scurlock-KZ5TX. |
| Bastrop Legion Site
442.725 MHz 114.8 Hz Altitude: 722 feet AMSL, top of antenna
UHF Repeater: Motorola Micor 85 Watt, Angle Linear Preamp, DB-420 9.5DB omni antenna
VHF Remote Base: Motorola Syntor-X 100 Watt, DB-426 9.5DB omni antenna, xCat Controller, 32 channels
Controller: Sierra Radio Systems SRS-200, AS1 interface      |
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| Bastrop Legion Site Coverage Map |
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| Flag Hill Site
443.000 MHz 114.8 Hz
Altitude: 824 feet AMSL, top of antenna
UHF Repeater: GE Mastr II, Henry 100 Watt PA, Advanced Research Preamp, DB-420 9.5DB omni antenna
Remote Base: ICOM 706MKIIG, Comet VHF/UHF 7.5DB omni antenna, G5RV HF antenna
Bands: 160M, 80M, 40M, 20M, 15M, 10M, 6M, 2M, 70CM - All modes, 99 channels + VFO
Digipeater: Motorola Syntor-X, 50 watt, 10 channels controlled via UHF, KPC 3+ TNC, Comet 6.5 DB antenna
Controller: Sierra Radio Systems SRS-200, AS1 interface
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| Flag Hill Site Coverage Map |
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