The Marple Newtown Amateur Radio Club thanks Dan Amoroso (W3DI), a longtime friend of the club, for his continued support.
By reason of Dan's generosity, the Marple Newtown Amateur Radio Club has access to the W3DI repeaters on the following frequencies:
VHF - downlink: 147.195 MHz, uplink: 147.795 MHz, PL 100.0
UHF - downlink: 442.250 MHz, uplink: 447.250 MHz, PL 131.8
The club conducts a weather and information net daily, starting at 8:30 AM, on these repeaters.
The club has access to AllStarLink and EchoLink through the repeaters. The call sign of AllStarLink is K3MN, Node number 62654. The EchoLink node is K3MN-L. AllStarLink and/or EchoLink should not be used if you are within radio communication range of the repeater. The club's AllStarLink/EchoLink system is managed by Mark, NI2O.
Repeaters are more often than not the first tools that new amateur Technician Class licensees will use to communicate. There is an abundance of low-cost VHF/UHF radios available on the market today, hence the inexpensive entry point for the newly licensed amateur radio operator. The American Radio Relay League has published a detailed document on repeaters and is available for download here.
RepeaterBook makes it easy to determine what repeaters are available in your area and anywhere else in the United States.
Using appropriate software, repeaters can also take advantage of the Internet in two popular ways called AllStarLink and EchoLink.
With the advance of the Internet and digital voice communications, amateur radio operators can now use their UHF/VHF radios to communicate in a variety of ways such as:
As new licensees become more confident, they may elect to participate in additional activities such as APRS. As the hobby continues to evolve, their interest is sure to follow.
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