"STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT"
Still Waiting on Florida's Frequency Coordinator
UPDATED: 03/28/2024


Launching  Late Spring 2024

CLUB CALL SIGN: W2MIL  440MHz Repeater
ZA - GMRS CALL SIGN: WRYP337
GMRS REPEATER
WILL BE PART OF SARNET RADIO NETWORK
U.S. ARMY MARS STATION SITE, AAR2JD.

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Welcome to Ormond Beach Radio Club
This System will also be utilized
US ARMY MARS HF Communications Systems
Station ID: AAR2JD
U.S. GOVERNMENT DoD System

UHF  70cm BAND AMATEUR RADIO STATION REPEATER SYSTEM
REPEATER CALL SIGN: W2MIL
Manage by: W2TAP
GMRS REPEATER 
https://pota.app/#/profile/W2TAP

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Amateur radio is the premier high-tech hobby. It's enjoyed by people from all walks of life from around the world. The rules for becoming an amateur (ham) radio operator vary from country to country around the world. On this page we're going to tell you a little about the hobby and how you can obtain the necessary license to operate in the United States. It's never been so easy to get into ham radio. All ham radio operators must be licensed before they can legally operate. This differs a great deal from the CB (i.e. truckers) and FRS (i.e. dimestore walkie-talkie) services which require no licenses.

Tech Data - All ABout Repeaters

A radio repeater is a combination of a radio receiver and a radio transmitter that receives a signal and retransmits it, so that two-way radio signals can cover longer distances. A repeater sited at a high elevation can allow two mobile stations, otherwise out of line-of-sight propagation range of each other, to communicate. Repeaters are found in professional, commercial, and government mobile radio systems and also in amateur radio. Repeater systems use two different radio frequencies; the mobiles transmit on one frequency, and the repeater station receives those transmission and transmits on a second frequency. Since the repeater must transmit at the same time as the signal is being received, and may even use the same antenna for both transmitting and receiving, frequency-selective filters are required to prevent the receiver from being overloaded by the transmitted signal. Some repeaters use two different frequency bands to provide isolation between input and output or as a convenience. In a communications satellite, a transponder serves a similar function, but the transponder does not necessarily demodulate the relayed signals.

A repeater is an automatic radio-relay station, usually located on a mountain top, tall building, or radio tower. It allows communication between two or more bases, mobile or portable stations that are unable to communicate directly with each other due to distance or obstructions between them. The repeater receives on one radio frequency (the "input" frequency), demodulates the signal, and simultaneously re-transmits the information on its "output" frequency. All stations using the repeater transmit on the repeater's input frequency and receive on its output frequency. Since the repeater is usually located at an elevation higher than the other radios using it, their range is greatly extended. 

Because the transmitter and receiver are on at the same time, isolation must exist to keep the repeater's own transmitter from degrading the repeater receiver. If the repeater transmitter and receiver are not isolated well, the repeater's own transmitter desensitizes the repeater receiver. The problem is similar to being at a rock concert and not being able to hear the weak signal of a conversation over the much stronger signal of the band. In general, isolating the receiver from the transmitter is made easier by maximizing, as much as possible, the separation between input and output frequencies. When operating through a repeater, mobile stations must transmit on a different frequency than the repeater output. Although the repeater site must be capable of simultaneous reception and transmission (on two different frequencies), mobile stations can operate in one mode at a time, alternating between receiving and transmitting; so, mobile stations do not need the bulky, and costly filters required at a repeater site. Mobile stations may have an option to select a "talk around" mode to transmit and receive on the same frequency; this is sometimes used for local communication within range of the mobile units.

The amateur radio station of the National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC (NHC), located on the campus of Florida International University in Miami, will conduct their on-the-air Annual Communications Test on Saturday, May 27, 2023, from 9 AM - 5 PM EDT (1300z- 2100z). This is the NHC's 43rd year of public service. NHC Amateur Radio Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R/WX4NHC, reports that the purpose of this event is to test amateur radio equipment and antennas at the NHC as well as operators' home equipment, antennas, and computers prior to this year's hurricane season. The 2023 hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through November 30. This event is good practice for amateur radio operators worldwide to practice amateur radio communications during times of severe weather. Ripoll said WX4NHC will be on HF, VHF, UHF, 2- and 30-meter APRS, and Winlink, To contact the NHC's amateur radio station send an email to wx4nhc@winlink.org. The subject of the email must contain //WL2K. WX4NHC will try to stay on the Hurricane Watch Net frequency, 14.325 MHz, for most of the time, as well as 7.268 MHz depending on propagation. They may also change frequencies due to potential QRM. You may be able to find WX4NHC on HF by using one of the DX spotting networks, such as the DX Summit website at http://www.dxsummit.fi. The VoIP Hurricane Net will also be active from 4 PM - 5 PM EDT (2000-2100z), RLP node 9219/EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203. Visit their website for more information. WX4NHC will also make a few contacts on local VHF and UHF repeaters, as well as the Florida Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) system to test station equipment. QSL cards are available via WD4R with a self-addressed stamped envelope. More information about the NHC is available at their website.

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Central Florida Repeaters Reference Link

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What is a repeater?

Duplexers

Radio Directional Training

W2MIL Antenna Design Kit for 4-Bands

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History of Morse Code

Application of Linux Single Board Computers to Amateur Radio

FCC MONITORING STATIONS

HOW YOU CAN INTERCEPT SECRET MESSAGES BEING SENT TO SPIES

Geeting Started with Satellite Cmmunications

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Training Course

Antennas-at-Chatham

FIELD DAY 2023
INFORMATION

ARRL FIELD DAY 2023

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How does SARNET Work?

Radio Direction Finding Training Guide

PARKS ON THE AIR INFO

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE & SOLUTIONS

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