The 145.130 Mhz repeater in Colorado Springs resides at an elevation of 9,350 feet. The site is in a building on Cheyenne Mt. West of Colorado Springs. The repeater was moved to this location in July of 2001. Coverage is south toward Pueblo and north to Monument. Coverage to the east and west is unknown. We've had reports of access as far south as Raton Pass when running high power.
The repeater is a GE Master II with a GE Custom MVP UHF link transceiver. The controller is a Link Communications RLC-1 and duplexers are by WACOM.
This site links directly to the Mt. Thorodin site via UHF, a distance of almost 90 miles. The signal clarity has improved as we have improved the antenna system at each end. We added a second UHF yagi, so the link transceiver currently consists of two 11 element UHF yagis phased together.
As you can see from these Photographs, there are many other Radio, TV and Microwave installations all around us.
Photos courtesy of Bill (KB0FHN) Click on photo to expand.
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SOME SMART GUYS WORKING ON RADIOS. |
BRAVE TOWER APES AT WORK. Bill(KB0NWM) & Jim (N0WGQ) |
Three dimensional map of Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. |
Approximate coverage area of the Colorado Springs repeater. |
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