[PBARC] From N5RN - Star City Repeater is on the Air

[E Glenn Wolf Jr]

It has been a while since we have talked, but in that time we have been 
hard at work behind-the-scenes and I am pleased announce the Star City 
repeater is on the air! The frequency is 146.670 (negative offset) with 
a 114.8 PL tone. We are still working on a link radio so at this time 
the Star City repeater does not connect to the CAREN Club link system 
(W5DI).

Spread the word! As we previously discussed, you are welcome to use this 
repeater for local club activities and simple ragchewing. I hope you 
will be successful in stoking interest among your students as well as 
the local Amateur Radio community.

The ONLY stipulations regarding use of this repeater are as follows:

·The CAREN Club reserves the right to "grab" the Star City repeater at 
any time and link it into the W5DI system. This will occur on a weekly 
basis when the CAREN Club conducts its two weekly nets. On Tuesday we 
have a training net at 7:00 p.m. and on Thursday we have a traffic net 
at 7:00 p.m. Both nets typically last under an hour. Additionally, on 
the 2^nd Tuesday of the month, the Arkansas SKYWARN training net is 
conducted at 7:00 p.m. in lieu of the regular training net. This too 
typically lasts under an hour. We hope to hear you and other Amateur 
Radio operators from the Star City area on these nets!

·The Star City repeater will ONLY link to the W5DI system. No other 
repeater is authorized to link TO the Star City repeater. If you become 
aware of another repeater owner linking his system (typically via remote 
base), please notify us immediately.

·Sometimes we encounter other groups who like to use remote base 
stations to link to other repeaters in an effort to extend the reach of 
their nets. We will not allow this to happen to the Star City repeater 
and will rely on you and other locals to help keep us aware of any 
efforts. If you hear any other nets on this machine, please notify us at 
once.

I want to give you contact information in case you have a  question, an 
idea or need to report something wrong with the Star City repeater.

*Mark Barnhard (KD5AIV)*

President -- CAREN Club

501-944-1259 (mobile)

mbarnhard at aristotle.net <mailto:mbarnhard at aristotle.net>

*Danny Straessle (KE5WLR)*

Vice President -- CAREN Club

501-228-4068 (work/home)

501-352-4068 (mobile)

ke5wlr at arrl.net <mailto:ke5wlr at arrl.net>

Both of us are usually available 24/7 and you can usually get in touch 
with us directly on the 146.940 in Little Rock. Please feel free to 
communicate any and all information about your experience with this 
repeater. We will rely on you and other local users to give us updates 
on its general health and welfare.

Finally, I want to thank you for pointing us in the right direction. It 
has taken eight months for this project to come to fruition -- from the 
time last December that I first contacted you to the time I am sending 
this email. We still have a few things to do, but couldn't have done any 
of it without you.

Welcome to the W5DI linked repeater system. Looking forward to making 
new contacts in the Star City area!

- Danny Straessle

    KE5WLR