The MRAC owns and operates a repeater on 145.390 MHz, -600 kHz offset.

To access the repeater you will need to encode a CTCSS (PL) of 127.3 Hz

BEFORE accessing the repeater, please read the W9RH Repeater Usage Guidelines.

BEFORE using C4FM or accessing our WiRES-X, please read the W9RH Fusion and WiRES-X Guidelines.

Learn how: Accessing WiRES-X on the repeater.

The repeater is located on the channel 18/10/36 tower where the receive antenna is at the 730-foot mark and the transmit antenna at 630 feet.  The antennas are fed with 2-1/4 inch hard-line.

Primary Repeater: 
Repeater: Yaesu DR-2X System Fusion
Power Output: Approximately 20 watts
TX Antenna:   Decibel® DB224e 9 dB gain antenna
RX Antenna:   Decibel® DB224e 9 dB gain antenna
ERP: Approximately 71 watts
Controller: Yaesu System Fusion

WIRES-X Node 

WIRES-X ID Number : 33588

WIRES-X ROOM ID Number : 43588

Backup Repeater:
Repeater: GE Master commercial repeater
Power Output: Approximately 15 watts
TX Antenna:   Decibel® DB224e 9 dB gain antenna
RX Antenna:   Decibel® DB224e 9 dB gain antenna
ERP: Approximately 71 watts
Controller: S-Com 7k controller including a
DAD, digital audio delay (produces a clean squelch tail)
DVR, digital voice recorder (allows messages.)

On March 16, 2014, the Milwaukee Area Digital Operators Group (MADOG) and the Milwaukee Radio Amateurs’ Club (MRAC) partnered together to demo the Yaesu “System Fusion” repeater.

“System Fusion” is Yaesu’s version of digital communications, offering repeater owners the ability to provide a repeater that can be used by both analog and digital users separately. It has the ability to automatically switch modes depending on the type of signal received. Additionally, there is another repeater mode available in which digital users can talk into the repeater and transmit as analog for all users to hear.

Analog users will hear what sounds like static. This noise is the digital signal being transmitted by the repeater. We recommend users program a tone squelch of 127.3Hz into their radios.