Megalink Service Terminations
WW8TF has decided to terminate some services in 2022 as part of a general clean-up of unused, inefficient, and underutilized services.
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KE8LDH On the Air
KE8LDH 442.5125 MHz is back on the air. Currently it is setup as a (very) low profile machine in the Norton area. Due to failure of the MMVDM board and current lack of interest in buying a new one, the machine is back on the air as a standard analog…
KE8LDH Offline
442.5125 MHz KE8LDH in Akron is currently offline due to a radio failure. With access concerns and COVID, there is no ETA on a full replacement. KE8LDH will be temporarily setup at a low profile site in Norton.
WW8TF-15 Converted to 2-Way iGate
WW8TF-15 has been converted from a one-way relay iGate to a two-way iGate. Currently the iGate will only relay “message”-class items from the Internet to the APRS digipeaters but that will be expanded to a few other classes in the near future. It will relay all item classes from the…
WW8TF Roving again for the 2020 ARES Simplex Contest
On January 11th 2020 the WW8TF/Rover will be on the road again for the Ohio ARES Simplex contest. Details on the contest itself can be found at it’s new website, https://ohsimplex.org . We’re starting southwest from the Wayne/Medina/Summit county area this year, and working our way back towards Summit county….
KE8LDH Repaired
KE8LDH is repaired and back on the air as of November 9, 2019. At least the preamp and possibly the RX radio both had issues. The preamp was removed for rebuild and the radio was replaced. The system is back online. Output is 18W into the duplexer with the new…
KE8LDH Problems
The KE8LDH repeater in Akron is currently having problems with the receive radio. A new radio is being prepared and should be installed in a few weeks. Consider the site down under further notice. Please note that the transmit radio still works and you can still hear traffic on that…
WW8TF/Rover Score
The following is the claimed but not official score WW8TF/Rover submitted to the contest: Total Points Claimed: 29,575 Here’s how that breaks down: Station Call: WW8TF/Rover Hours Operated: 6 QSO Points: 985 QSO Points * Counties (15) * 2 Rover: 29,550 Add 25 Rover Bonus Points: 29,575
WW8TF/rover 2019 Video
The documentary video of the 2019 WW8TF/rover for the Ohio ARES VHF Simplex contest is ready, check it out here or on YouTube! Also be sure to check out the audio recordings here from the event made from a radio scanning most of the local simplex frequencies for the duration…
Repeater conversions
The Wayne Technical Fanatics has converted 3 local repeaters to multimode digital voice systems. All 3 repeaters will support DSTAR (settings below), DMR on Brandmeister, and C4FM/YSF with WIRES-X linking. 442.7375 +5.000 (on the air now)Status: https://ke8ldg.ww8tf.club/DMR Brandmeister: 310451, CC1, KE8LDGDSTAR settingsUR: CQCQCQRPT1: KE8LDG BRPT2: KE8LDG G 442.5125 +5.000 (on…
