From: reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim -- DTN 223-5747 -- Moved to MLO5-2/13A  04-Sep-1992 0907)
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Subject: WB1GOF (PART of Westford) Repeater on 440 now up and running!
Date: 4 Sep 92 13:07:15 GMT
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[This information from Terry, KA8SCP/1 and Charlie, KA1VYM.  Please send any
comments or questions you have to Terry - his address can be found at the
bottom of the message.  Please *do not* reply to this message, I'm just
acting as a relay. - 73, Jim AD1C]

Maybe you have heard thru the grapevine... maybe not? The WB1GOF/R repeater
is NOW on the air at it's final home! The repeater is a club project of The
Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford-WB1GOF. After operating for 20 months
out of the basement of N1AEW, we are finally on top of the highest hill in
Middlesex County! Talk about a burn-in time!

The WB1GOF/R machine can be found on 442.450 MHz(+5 MHz input) and is
currently not PL'd (but can be turned on - 88.5). The machine has been on the
air since 8/24/92 and the signal reports have been very good so far. We are
trying to evaluate what is our true range might be and are asking for your
help. If you can tune us in once in awhile on your travels... try holding
down the 8 key on your DTMF keyboard for at least a second and the repeaters
"voice" will read back your signal strength. Not everyone has been ID'ing
when they do the test... not that we care... the repeater ID's so it is doing
it's job, but maybe you'll say on the air where you are so us that listen can
hear your location!  :)   

We have a slight problem in that the readings will ONLY vary between S5
(realistically S1/S3 or so) and S9 plus 20(S9 plus 60). But hey... it's
relative!

We have reports from the Central Artery of S9+20 now with 5 watts in from a
mobile. Rt 128 in Braintree S9, etc.

I also would like to point out that in the tradition of the 146.52 MHz WB1GOF
provides.... the repeater also offers emergency services! The Emergency
Autodial is turned ON with the following codes:

*910 is Westford PD - repeater says WPD Emergency
*911 is MA State Police, Concord - repeater says MSP Emergency
*912 is Littleton PD - repeater says LT Police Emergency
*913 is Acton PD - repeater says AC Police Emergency
*914 is Lowell PD - repeater says LO Police Emergency
*915 is Tyngsboro PD - repeater says TY Police Emergency
*916 is Groton PD - repeater says GR Police Emergency
*917 is Chelmsford PD - repeater says CH Police Emergency
*918 is Carlisle PD - repeater says CA Police Emergency
*919 is NH State Police - repeater says NHSP Emergency

To HANG-UP after your call, use the # (pound) key. Remember that the repeater
has to be able to hear you to process these codes! An S5/S7 or below is
generally not considered to be of acceptable phone patch quality. The person
on the other end amy not be able to hear you clearly.

These codes are being promulgated as wide as possible so feel free to publish
them in your newsletters.

We would like to thanks the "thousands" of users of the WB1GOF 146.52 MHz
station and hope that we can continue to provide you the services there as
well as our new addition of the repeater. More information on PART can be
heard at the New England ARRL Convention on Oct. 4th (Sunday) at 10 AM.

73 for now.... c u on the shortwaves
Terry - KA8SCP/1, America Online Ham Radio Club Host
President, The Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford - WB1GOF
Internet: tstader@aol.com  _or_  tstader@attmail.com
KA8SCP@WA1PHY.#EMA.MA.USA.NOAM  _or_ 
ka8scp@ka8scp.ampr.org [44.56.4.82]
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