[PPRAANet] [CMRG] Methodist D-STAR Install

Thu Nov 22 11:44:12 EST 2012

THANKS to everyone that made this installation possible. And to everyone  
that spent time getting and keeping the repeaters up and running! Especially  
Dave WA6IFI and the Chief Cook and Bottle Washer Joe AG0D. Sure wish I was 
close  enough to help. 

I remember the first time the CMRG Board thought about D-Star and decided  
to wait before trying to get and install a repeater. Glad that about a year  
latter that the board reconsidered and got and installed the repeater on 
top of  Cheyenne Mountain. Thanks to the CMRG board! 

A special thanks to the PPRAA for their financial assistance in the past.  
Without them the first installation might not have ever happened!

73,
Dave N0EOP

In a message dated 11/22/2012 11:22:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dave.novotny at gmail.com writes:

On this beautiful Thanksgiving morning, I would like to give thanks to  ALL 
the great CMRG members who have volunteered countless hours (including  
taking time off from work), wear and tear on their personal vehicles, and  
talents to making 2012 an extremely successful year.  Not only am I  
appreciative of the members, but also of those "unsung" folks.  These are  the wives, 
loved ones, family, and others who stay at home while members work  extremely 
long hours in preparing equipment for installation and then the  
installation.  Members - be sure to thank your "people in the background"  who have 
"volunteered" their time as you were occupied working on CMRG  projects.

CMRG is not a selfish organization.  We don't do all this work for  
ourselves: we do it for others and the Amateur Radio Community.  The  D-STAR 
installation on Methodist Mountain is a cooperative effort between CMRG  and the 
Crestone Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES).  CARES  provided the need 
for the installation and majority of the equipment. CMRG  provided the rack 
space and expertise.  Jointly, we provided the "butt  ton" of labor to 
perform the installation.  Today, the Amateur Radio  operators in the Colorado 
Springs area will be using the 147.345 repeater to  support the annual 
Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner program which provides a  great holiday meal to 
those in need.

As I sit down to my Thanksgiving meal today with family, I will remember  
those CMRG members who have helped to make this possible, their families and  
loved ones, and the members of our armed forces who always "have our six."  
I hope you will do the same.

Happy Thanksgiving,  

Dave Novotny, WA6IFI  
Chairman, Cheyenne Mountain Repeater Group
c-719-439-9077

On Nov 21, 2012, at 11:46 PM, "Joseph Southworth" 
<_jjem.aardwolf at gmail.com_ (mailto:jjem.aardwolf at gmail.com) >  wrote:

Please pass to everyone. 
I would like to give heartfelt thanks to everyone who has  had a hand in 
completing the install of the third D-STAR system serving  southern Colorado.  
KD0QPG located at 11,700 feet on Methodist Mountain  five miles south of 
Salida, Colorado is on the air. 
Perry N0WMZ and I were able to install and configure the  router last night 
and with the help and expertise of Mike KC0LNO and Rich  AB0VO, test and 
evaluate that all of the services were running and  ultimately obtaining 
registration on the US trust server.  Our first DX  contact on the system was 
with James N0XIA in Orlando, Florida using  CallSign routing.  Linking with 
KC0CVU-B was also  accomplished. 
On the way down the mountain we enabled DPRS and you can  get a good idea 
of the coverage of the repeater to the north and east as we  made our way 
home from Salida by looking at this link. 
_http://aprs.fi/#!mt=hybrid&z=12&call=a%2FAG0D&timerange=172800_ 
(http://aprs.fi/#!mt=hybrid&z=12&call=a/AG0D&timerange=172800)  
This install is the culmination of a cooperative effort  between the 
Crestone Amateur Radio Emergency Services and the Cheyenne  Mountain Repeater 
Group.  Phil W0OJ is instrumental in providing the  necessary radio, controller 
and antenna.  Without his efforts this  would not have happened this year.  
Dave WA6IFI, procured rack space in  a fantastic commercial building with a 
dynamite tower.  The kind folks  at SKYWERX are providing us a static IP and 
bandwidth gratis.  There  have been a butt ton of hours spent on this 
project and people have made  some pretty huge sacrifices’ to get this on the 
mountain. 
Please give the following folks a pat on the back for  their hard work, 
long hours and patience! 
Dave WA6IFI 
Perry N0WMZ 
Mike KC0LNO 
Rich AB0VO 
Phil W0OJ 
Dave N0KM 
Steve KC0FGK 
Robin KC0VRF 
Vicki KC0TEJ 
Chris KD0SAU 
Jim W0GTA 
Crestone Amateur Radio Emergency Services 
Cheyenne Mountain Repeater Group, Inc. 
If there is some one that I have left off of this list  please accept my 
profound apologies and I will make it up to you by buying  the first round at 
the adult drinking establishment of your  choosing. 
Joe, AG0D 
Project Manager

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