November 13 & 14, 2021
Summary
This past weekend a group from Tucson GMRS spent the weekend in Alpine, AZ. The crew performed much needed site maintenance and installed a new repeater. The repeater is located on South Mountain at just over 9500’. This site not only has a great view but should provide great coverage in East Central Arizona and well into western New Mexico. Thanks to Matt for allowing us the use his site. Special Thanks to Scott K7SRS of Alpine and Will from Gila Broadband for assistance with the work on the mountain. If you’re in the area give it a try. Programming info is available on the SWCRS website: Click Here
Crew
Site Support
- Matt L. (WRMD291 / N7OEI)
- Scott S. (K7SRS)
- Will G. (WRDN297 & Gila Broadband)
Tucson GMRS Assoc.
- Bill S. (WQXE928 / KG7HHG)
- Darren C. (WRCU527 / K7VLL)
- David A. (WQVS960 / K6DSA)
Completed Work
- Installed, tuned, and integrated Alpine 725 repeater equipment, feed-line and antenna.
- Installed additional grounding and bonding systems in the building
- Installed new 6-port entry panel to accommodate future tower
- Installed equipment racking
- Applied temporary roof coating to seal for winter
Future Work
- Erect new tower and install permanent antenna systems
- Install additional grounding and bonding
- Install new metal roofing on building
Photos
Front of the shack.
Bill patching things on the roof for winter.
GMRS equipment, grounding & polyphaser, new entry panel, K7SRS repeater in background.
Rear of GMRS Equipment, top-to-bottom: Duplexer, Ferrite Isolator, and MTR2000 repeater with link controller inside.
Power supply and grounding rail.
View from the Site