Repeaters
The club operates two repeaters located in central Clermont County under our W8MRC callsign:
- VHF 147.345+ (CTCSS 123.0)
- Analog FM
- VHF 146.760- (CSQ No Tone)
- Wires-X (CINCINNATI-WIDE)
- Rooms are user Steerable
Repeater Nets
Analog
147.345 MHz Net Sundays 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Digital Wires-X
146.760 MHz Net Mondays 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Trivia Net over KC-Wide Room (Room 28054)
Nets may be canceled in the event of severe weather
Use your C4FM Radio to check out Wires-X on 146.76 MHz
Use your C4FM Radio to check out Wires-X on 146.76 MHz
Use your C4FM Radio to check out Wires-X on 146.76 MHz
Use your C4FM Radio to check out Wires-X on 146.76 MHz
Use your C4FM Radio to check out Wires-X on 146.76 MHz
Use your C4FM Radio to check out Wires-X on 146.76 MHz
CINCINNATI-WIDE
Wires-X Room 84898
Connecting Cincinnati to the world one QSO at a time
Wires-X Best Practices
- Our Room 84898 is named CINCINNATI-WIDE
- Do NOT use Group Mode on any Repeater
- Leave 2 - 3 seconds between transmissions to allow break-ins
- Pause at the start of your transmission or the beginning might be cut off
- Stay keyed up at end of transmission for a second so you are not cut off
Our Repeater Site
The rack and equipment for Wires-X was made possible due to a generous ARRL grant
Repeater FAQs
- Question: I only use analog FM and have no interest in using digital modes; am I being left out?
- Answer: Not at all. Our Fusion repeater is using Automatic Mode Select (AMS) which allows everyone to access it whether analog or digital. Using AMS, a repeater transmits in the last mode received; both analog and digital coexist seamlessly.
- Question: How do I get rid of the digital noise on my analog radio on the 345?
- Answer: Set your CTCSS (PL) tone to 123.0 Hz
- Question: What is Wires-X and why are we adding it to one of our repeaters?
- Answer: Wires-X is a technology allowing C4FM users to connect to repeaters locally, regionally or worldwide using VOIP over the internet. We are adding this technology to appeal to a wider audience. We anticipate this will increase both traffic on the repeater and membership in the club
Wires-X in Detail
Wires-X Bible (pdf)
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