Repeater 146.85

The repeater is linked to the 145.11 repeater in Cochran during our ARES Net on Monday evening at 7:00 PM and our VHF net on Tuesday night at 8:30 PM. Users may also choose to link to the 145.11 at any time.

The repeater is interfaced with a Peet Brothers Ultimeter 2100 and a CATAUTO WX-200 Weather Receiver. Weather data from the Ultimeter 2100 is available via the Internet (see the APRS/WX page for more info) as well as on the repeater. The WX-200 weather receiver allows users to listen to NOAA Weather Radio via the repeater at any time. When NOAA issues a weather watch or warning, the statement is retransmitted via the repeater, providing instant notification to spotters and other listeners. During a NOAA weather event, the ID tone on the repeater will be changed and the WX-200 will broadcast periodic (5-minute interval) notification that a weather alert is active. Once the event expires, the repeater will automatically revert to normal operating mode. Receiver audio is mixed with audio from the WX-200, giving spotters the ability to talk over the weather receiver audio.

The table below summarizes commands for accessing data from the Ultimeter 2100 and WX-200.

Peet Brothers Weather Station Commands	WX-200 Weather Receiver Commands
Temperature & Wind Speed: 411#	Manual Weather Receiver On (Monitor): 9961
Daily Hi/Lo Temperature: 412#	Manual Weather Receiver Off: 9960
Daily Rainfall Totals: 413#	Automatic Weather Receiver On (Standby): 9911
Complete Weather Report: 414#	Automatic Weather Receiver Off : 9910
Indoor Temperature: 415#

Note: The WX-200 manual weather receiver is set to turn off every two minutes. This prevents damage to the repeater caused by a user bringing up the receiver and locking the repeater in transmit mode indefinitely. Note that this does NOT guarantee that a user will receive a full 2-minutes of weather broadcast, since the timer fires every 2 minutes as opposed to 2-minutes from the time the receiver is activated. If the receiver times out prior to hearing the information you need, simply reenter the access code.

The 146.85 link ties the 146.85 repeater in Warner Robins with the 145.11 repeater in Cochran. The link is accomplished on the 440 MHz band

using a pair of Motorola MaxTrac radios.

The repeater operates in several different modes. Please become familiar with them the following:

Courtesy Tone	Repeater Mode
2-Tone: Increasing 800 - 1000 Hz (Click to Listen)	Normal
2-Tone: Increasing 1000 - 1200 Hz (Click to Listen)	Linked to 145.11 - User on 146.85
'L' in CW (Click to Listen)	Linked to 145.11 - User on 145.11
'W' in CW (Click to Listen)	Weather Mode (Triggered by WX-200)
'N' in CW (Click to Listen)	Net Mode
'X' in CW (Click to Listen)	Automatic Weather Radio Off
'P' in CW (Click to Listen)	Backup Power (Please Minimize Usage)
'T' in CW (Click to Listen)	Backup Repeater In Use (Basic Repeater Only)
'K' in CW (Click to Listen)	Backup Repeater In Use (Basic Repeater Only)

The repeater transmits several reminders on a regular schedule. These reminders are intended to act as a service to CGARC members and other repeater users. These reminders are inactive in Net, WX and Power Failure modes.