[NCARC] Portable repeater progress & volunteers needed!

[John at]

Bryan,
   Sounds Like fun, count me in if I can have a high spot so I can set up
The KX3 and get some HF going too.

>From Web site:

http://gnarrunners.com/never-summer-100k/

   - *Start*: Gould Community Center, Gould, CO.
   - *Distance*: 64.2 Miles with 13,000ft of vertical gain and 13,000ft of
   descent.
   - *Max Elevation*: 11,852′
   - *Min Elevation*: 8,450′
   - *Average Elevation*: 10,220′
   - *Terrain*: Trail, dirt road, rough trail, high alpine, rocks.
   - *Fauna*: Moose, elk, black bears, bighorn sheep.
   - *Mode of Transportation*: Foot
   - *Date*: Saturday July 25, 2015, 5:30am
   - *Cut Off:* 24 Hours



John at KB0NE, amateur radio station



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On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Bryan Bibeau via NCARC <
ncarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> My portable emergency 70cm repeater testing is going well. This setup uses
> a Motorola M120 for Rx on 444.075 and a GM300 for Tx on 449.075. The
> duplexer came tuned from Hong Kong via eBay for $100 and works great. It
> has an ID-O-Matic IV from hamgadgets.com for ID and fan control. Today I
> assembled the weatherproof cabinet. This unit will be battery/solar powered.
>
> WE plan to use this for the upcoming Never Summer 100k foot race over
> Cameron Pass in July. We'll need a lot of radio volunteers for this 24 hour
> race. You'll need to be willing to camp and be self sufficient for over 24
> hours. Due to the location and terrain in the race area, this repeater will
> be our only comms.
>
> A repeater coverage map for this repeater, placed on Gould Mountain, can
> be seen here:
> http://www.noco-hsmm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/NS100kRepeater.png
>
> Race info is here: http://gnarrunners.com/never-summer-100k/
>
> Repeater progress is at the youtube clip below.
>
> http://youtu.be/AoBAhQ_yLXg
>
> Bryan N0BCB
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