N5LOC Repeater

The Sachse Amateur Radio Association currently uses the N5LOC repeater in Sachse, TX:

• GE Mastr Exec II Radio

• SCom 7330 Repeater Controller

• Wacom WP-639 four cavity Duplexer

• Advance Receiver Research P144VDG Pre-Amp

• Diamond VHF commercial 18 ft vertical antenna

• Rohn 30 ft tower

• Astron RS-50M linear power supply

• Frequency: 145.25 MHz

• Shift: Minus (-)

• PL tone: 141.3

• iLinkBoards AMI-2 Multimode Digital Interface

• HP Pentium Dual Core E6500 @ 2.9Ghz, 4gig RAM, Windows 10

• Node: N5LOC-R (677972)

NEW W5SRA REPEATER - Progress report.

The Sachse Amateur Radio Association had received a micro-grant from the Irving Amateur Radio Club to help us obtain a club repeater. We are happy to say that the new W5SRA repeater is in a temporary location and on the air in Sachse, Tx (Frequency: 440.350 MHz; Shift: Plus ( + ); PL tone: 110.9). We are working with North Pointe Church to finalize installation at their location as soon as possible, pending lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions.

• Bridgecom BCR-40U/50V w/built-in duplexer

Sachse Amateur Radio Association members can also be found on many of the local repeaters in North Dallas (148.88), Garland (146.66), Plano (147.18), Mesquite (145.31), and sometimes on simplex frequencies 146.54 or 146.40.