The N9HUW 444.050 MHz + (103.5 PL) Pals Repeater,located in Peoria, IL is open for any and all amateurs to use to it's full extent. Located at the City of Peoria Office of Emergency Management on Grandview Drive the repeater is putting out about 75 watts from the top of the 150 foot tower.

Repeater Stats:

• Motorola VX5000 UHF Repeater
• Arcom 210 Repeater Controller
• 150 feet on tower
• 7/8" Heliax
• Antenna - we are not sure of the make/model but believe it to be very close to the Diamond F-718 with 11.5 dBi gain
• UHF amplifier driving 75 watts out
• Decibel UHF Duplexers
• Standard PC with High Speed Internet
  • Echolink Node 473545
  • Real time Weather Conditions, 7 Day Forecast and Weather Watches/Warnings
  • Amateur Radio News Bulletins

Instructions for Use:

• Echolink
  • Is open for use by all amateurs.
  • To connect to another station identify yourself first, then using your DTMF pad enter the node number of the station you wish to connect to. For example, to connect to the WX9MCS repeater in Rockford, IL enter 291674. Listen and make sure there is no conversation already in progress. When you are completed with your conversation clear from the repeater and then press the # key. The # key will disconnect you from any stations.
  • Other Area Repeaters with Echolink
    • 146.760 MHz W9UFF Repeater Kickapoo, IL Node - 97114
  • To connect from another repeater or your echolink station enter Node -473545
    
    
• Weather Station
  • Use your DTMF pad to enter the numbers for the report you wish to hear
    • 201 - Current conditions including temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, barometric pressure, dew point and sky conditions
    • 202 - Current temperature only
    • 203 - Forecast for the next 5 days
    • 204 - Local Weather Warnings (Peoria and Tazewell Counties) Short Text
    • 205 - Summary of Local Weather Warnings
      
      
• Amateur Radio News
  • To listen to amateur radio news bulletins enter the following on your DTMF pad. Please note some of these recordings are up to 20 minutes long. If you do not wish to listen to the entire news bulletin enter ** to stop the player.
  • News Bulletins Available
    • *999 - ARRL Audio News
    • *998 - Amateur Radio Newsline
    • *997 - The RAIN Report
  • #9 - Stop Audio Player (Please be curteous and stop the player if you do not want to listen to the full news message, we understand because some can be pretty long).