
REPEATER STATISTICS:
Repeater Model: Icom RP-2000V
Repeater Controller: Icom RP-2C
Icom G3 Gateway software installed
Power: 25 Watts
Duplexer: EML labs (Celwave) VHF Six-Cavity BPBR
Antenna: Decibel DB-222
Additional Filtering : DB Products 3-cavity High "Q" pass filter
Antenna Height: approx 100 ft AGL
LDF 7/8" feed line
Repeater Site: WIVK-FM transmitter site, Bluff Mountain, (Greentop), Sevier County, TN
Repeater Site HAMSL: 3100 ft AMSL |
K4HXD D-Star Repeater 147.44 in 144.94 out OPERATIONAL STATUS: ON THE AIR!
PLEASE NOTE: The
callsign for the D-Star repeater has been changed to K4HXD. If you had previously programmed
your D-Star radio for the old call sign (KM4JXA), you will need
to re-program your radio. I chose to change the callsign to honor my
repeater mentor, George Shaver, who became a silent key in 1995. The
K4HXD repeater is normally connected to Reflector 1C. Feel free to
change to another reflector if you so desire. The repeater will be
automatically
connected to the Kentucky D-Star net on Thursdays at 7 PM, the
Tennessee D-Star net on Fridays at 7 PM, the Southeastern Weather Net
on Sunday evenings at 9 PM, and linked to reflector 1C at all other
times. Please use and enjoy! 73 de Tim WB4GBI
The
K4HXD D-STAR repeater is located on Bluff Mountain (Greentop) in
Sevier County, Tennessee. It shares the site with the WB4GBI 146.940,
146.850, 444.300, 927.0625, and the 440.575 DMR repeater.
WHAT IS DSTAR? This article is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The
K4HXD callsign is licensed to the East Tennessee Digital Radio Group,
trustee WB4GBI. Due to the necessity to have a separate callsign for
the D-Star repeater, the ETDRG was formed. The K4HXD callsign honors
the founder of 146.94, 147.075, and 444.300, now operated by
WB4GBI. The
K4HXD D-Star repeater operates on a non 600 Khz offset frequency of
147.44 receive (mobile transmit), 144.94 transmit (mobile receive).
This combination of frequencies is now specifically assigned for digital repeate usage by
SERA, of which K4HXD/WB4GBI is a member. The K4HXD repeater is also
now included in database downloads from the D-Star information website,
www.dstarinfo.com New to D-Star? You will need to register your callsign in the D-Star database. Here is a link for you to do so.

 Here
is a photo of the K4HXD D-Star repeater in its home. The black
cabinet in the foreground houses the repeater controller, 2 meter
D-Star repeater itself, the six-cavity VHF duplexer, power supply, and
the Linux-based computer server necessary for internet operation and
access. The three tuned cavities for receiver filtering are to the left
of the D-Star cabinet. |