 The Club Repeaters
The club maintains two repeaters on the Little Florida Mountain at an elevation of 6,300 feet. The 2-meter repeater has a frequency of 146.820, minus offset and no PL tone. The repeater is a Vertex-Standard VXR-5000 controlled by a MMC RC-1000. It has the club's call W5DAR on the ID. The 70 cm repeater has a frequency of 449.475 with a PL tone of 77 Hz. The repeater is a Vertex-Standard VXR-5000 controlled by a MMC RC-1000. The repeater was donated to the DARC by an area ham operator and it has his call KA6RT.
The club also has a second repeater site on the "Tres Hermanes Mountain" (see picture) located about 13 miles north of the Mexican Border, or about 20 miles south of Deming, alongside State Road 11. The 2-meter repeater operates on 145.43, minus offset, with an 88.5 Hz PL. The club call sign is on the repeater followed by the letters "COL" (standing for Columbus).
Also, Dean Cole, W5JX, has a repeater on 147.080+ no PL and Echolink. |
