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GFAARC REPEATERS
SUPPORTING GFAARC REPEATERS
MONTANA
REPEATER MAP (pdf) Harley Leach - KI7XF
MONTANA REPEATER LINK ASSN.
(MRLA)
OTHER AREA REPEATERS
(NON-GFAARC)
The repeaters listed here are all "OPEN". We invite ALL licensed Amateurs to use them as they travel in the area.
We request that proper operating procedures and courtesies be followed. Please do not "KERCHUNK" unnecessarily
and by all means please relinquish repeater for any traffic of an emergency or urgent nature.
A portion of annual membership dues supports the upgrades and maintenance of area repeaters.Please read this note about supporting local repeaters.
GFAARC Repeaters
| CALLSIGN | FREQUENCY (OFFSET) |
LOCATION / NOTES |
| W7ECA/R ECHOLINK Connections provided by Jim Cummins N7YO |
146.730 (-) |
Located atop
Highwood Baldy Mountain ( N 47º 26' 33"/ W - 110º 37' 49" ) at
an
Elevation of 7625 ft. 35 miles east of
Great Falls. It is housed in a large building with several
other commercial, governmental, & military services. This repeater is linked FULL TIME with our repeater in Zortman MT (see below), Together they provide reliable wide area coverage for hundreds of miles across North Central Montana. For additional coverage to the South and East, this repeater can also be linked to the Porphry Peak Repeater, on an "as needed basis". This Repeater is also tied into the ECHO LINK VOIP system. Check out these links for ACTIVE ECHOLINK NODE LISTINGS , For an over the air voice prompt of Echolink commands, Identify with your callsign and send 1 *. To CONNECT TO AN ECHOLINK NODE, Key your mic, ID, and press * followed by your desired node number. to terminate your Echolink connection, key your mic and send the pound sign. ( # ) For an extended listing of Echolink / Repeater commands CLICK HERE There is also and APRS node (144.390MHz) at this location with very wide coverage. |
| W7ECA/R | 147.300 (+) |
The "Three-O" repeater
is located in Black Eagle just across the river North of Great
Falls. It is primarily a local ( city wide ) repeater, and is equipped with an OPEN AUTOPATCH . Plans are underway to relocate this repeater on the Southwest Rim of the city across the interstate highway from the airport on Gore Hill |
| W7ECA/R | 147.120 (+) |
Located above the
King's Hill Ski Area in the Little Belt Mountains on Porphyry
Peak ( N 46º 50' 17"/
W - 110º
43' 03" )
at an Elevation of 8192ft, Another wide area
coverage repeater with wide area coverage to the East and
South. This repeater can be linked into the Highwood / Zortman system, on an as needed basis. |
| W7ECA/R | 444.350
(+) |
Located in the
same location as our "Three-O" repeater, and overlooking the city,
this repeater shares building and antenna pole space with our 147.300(+) repeater. It also shares the OPEN AUTOPATCH . Plans for additional features and links are under study. |
The
Great Falls MRLA Custodian is AA7GS |
MRLA |
Located at the
"KNEES" approximately 35 miles North of Great Falls, The Montana Repeater Link Association
is a group of repeaters
that are normally linked full time.
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CURRENT
IRLP NODE LIST GENERAL TIPS FOR USING ANY ECHOLINK or IRLP NODES Please wait a full second or two between transmissions. In addition, wait a second or two after you press your mic button before talking. |
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| W7ECA/R | 147.260(+) | ZORTMAN Located on Antione Peak in
the Little Rockies range near ZORTMAN. This repeater can
be linked to the Highwood Baldy Repeater (above) and
offers very wide coverage across a large area in central
Montana. The Link can be controlled from either the
Zortman or the Great Falls end. |
When Using Linked Repeaters of these systems,
key your microphone, and
SUPPORTING GFAARC REPEATERS
PLEASE NOTE: The
repeaters listed above are owned and maintained by the Great Falls
Area Amateur Radio Club.
Maintainence and upgrades are paid for
primarily by a portion of membership dues. Other sources of support
are in the form of
voluntary donations. Please understand that the GFAARC repeaters
ARE OPEN REPEATERS !
That means OPEN TO ANYONE - regardless of GFAARC membership or any other
support. Visitors to the area, as well as LOCAL amateurs
should feel free to utilize the GFAARC repeater
system. ANY support non-members may provide, although welcomed, are
strictly voluntary.
Operation is straightforward and follows standard autopatch conventions....
"STAR" UP - "POUND" DOWN - - - ID BEFORE AND AFTER USING.
Detailed Instructions Follow
1.) Make certain you are
on the correct frequency 147.300 (+)
2.) Of Course, listen to make sure
the repeater is not being used.
3.) Push your PTT and ID with your
callsign, and state you are accessing the autopatch.
4.) If
desired, you can release the PTT and listen to verify the repeater is
operating properly.
5.) Depress the
* (star) key on your DTMF pad
and WITHOUT releasing the PTT button dial the telephone number.
6.) Release the PTT, and
listen. You should hear the numbers you dialed repeated back to you
in morse code.
7.) Next, you will hear a
series of beeps while the autopatch controler completes your call.
8.) You should then hear
the phone ringing.
9.) Remember when your party
answers they won't be able to hear you until you key your mic and start
talking.
10.) Briefly tell them you are using the autopatch, so that they are aware of the following:
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The conversation may be monitored by quite a few individuals, and therefore not
as private as a standard telephone line -- Watch language and topics discussed. -
Unlike the standard or cellular telephone systems, the Autopatch is NOT FULL DUPLEX
you can't hear them when you are talking. -
NOTE: YOU are ultimately "IN CONTROL and RESPONSIBLE" for anything the other person
says while using Amatuer Radio Frequencies... If they begin to say something that is in violation
of the rules and practices, you should key your transmitter, muting THEIR transmission, and
allowing them to hear you. Explain again they are NOT on a private line, and should restrain their
comments. If they persist, it is your responsibility to terminate the autopatch connection. (see Below)
When you have finished the conversation,
key your transmitter, ID and state you are closing the autopatch, then
depress the # key.
This will terminate the connection to the phone line,
and return the repeater to normal operation.
DONATIONS to Repeater Fund.
The Great Falls Area
Amateur Radio Club is a 501 (c) 3 NOT FOR PROFIT
Organization.
Information concerning Tax Deductible donations of funds or
equipment, or donations
of any other kind, should be addressed to:
Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club
Attention: Club President
P.O. Box 1763
Great Falls MT 59403-1763
Page Last Updated: 30 October, 2007
ECHO LINK COMMANDS
Connect * (Plus the Node Number)
Play Info A1
Query Call Call sign A2
Query Node Number A3
Connect to random Conf A4
Connect to random Link A5
Connect to random Node A6
Connect to random user A7
Reconnect last connection A8
Echolink status A9