In the VHF band, the repeaters are on the following frequencies:
| **146.310/910 or 146.310 MHz Transmit | --- | 146.910 MHz Receive** |
| 147.840/240 or 147.840 MHz Transmit | --- | 146.240 MHz Receive |
| 147.975/375 or 147.975 MHz Transmit | --- | 147.375 MHz Receive |
On the UHF band the repeater is located on the following frequencies:
| 442.300/447.300 or 442.300 MHz Transmit | --- | 447.300 MHz Receive |
All of the repeaters are "open" repeaters which means anyone with a ham license is free to use them whether they are club members or not.
*** The 146.31/91 is currently off the air due to the fire at
the EMA building ***
The 146.31/91 is the club's original frequency - it's located at the Emergency
management Agency building on Berkley Road. The repeater is a Motorola Micor
with about 45 watts out of the duplexer. The system has an autopatch for use
by members. The antenna is at the top of EMA's 150 foot tower.
The 147.240 machine is located at the WWKI transmitter site east of Kokomo. It is a GE MasterPro and the antenna is at about 350 feet. The site has an emergency generator which activates automatically when power is lost.
The 147.375 repeater is located at the EMA downtown office. It's also a Motorola Micor and the antenna is at about 120 feet on the southwest side of the EMA tower. This system has a battery backup for power outages and also has an autopatch when the shared phone is not in use by EMA.
442.300 is our newest system and is also at the EMA Berkley Road location. The antenna is on the side of the EMA tower at 120 feet.
At the present time, there are approximately 91 members of the club. The dues are $15 per year and include autopatch privileges. Our dues year starts July 1, and the autopatch access code is updated August 1. The club meets quarterly in January, April, July and October.
| President | Will Puranen, N9AEI |
| V.President | Ron Julius, N9LRO |
| Secretary - Trustee | Roger Grady, K9OPO |
| Treasurer | Bob Hulka, WB9FND |
HOW TO USE THE AUTOPATCH
W9KRC/R W9KRC/R W9KRC/R
146.31/91 147.24/84 147.375/975
TO USE THE AUTOPATCH
Autopatch operations for the 146.31.91 machine.
A. Listen to the repeater to make sure that it is not in use.
B. Identify and announce your intentions to use the autopatch.
C. Key your transmitter. Press the touchtone digits for the autopatch access code, telephone number and then unkey. Listen. Example: "xx457xxxx" Unkey.
D. The repeater will announce "AUTOPATCH" and repeat the number dialed. Touch tones are muted and replaced by beeps through the repeater.
E. After a short pause, the number called will be dialed.
F. The call will be limited to three minutes by the controller. Only local calls are permitted.
G. Tell the person called that this is a radio call and that they may be heard by others.
H. At the conclusion of the call, disconnect the autopatch by keying your transmitter and pressing the touchtone for "#". The repeater will announce "Autopatch complete".
I. Identify and announce that you are clear with the autopatch.
J. Listen to the repeater to be sure that the autopatch has disconnected.
K. Emergency calls to the Kokomo Police can be dialed by pressing the touch tones "911". (No access code required).
L. Non-emergency calls to the Howard County Sheriff Department dispatcher can be dialed by pressing touch tones "913". (No access code required). Use for outside of city limits problems.
M. Non-emergency calls to the Kokomo Police Department dispatcher can be dialed by pressing touch tones "912". (No access code required). Use for inside city limits problems.
AUTOPATCH OPERATIONS FOR THE 147.375/975 REPEATER
Same as for the 146.31/91 repeater except for the following:
Use current autopatch code.
To make a local call enter:
XX 9 45X XXXX* (Access code, 9, telephone number, star)
To call Police/Fire/Medical Services, enter:
911*
912* Kokomo Police Dispatcher
913* Howard County Sheriff
To make a speed call, enter assigned macro number and "*"
6XX*
The county building phone system requires a "9" preceding phone calls to access an outside line. This "9" is built into the emergency and speed call macros.
The "*" is requires as the last entry to allow the 147.375/975 controller to process the phone call.
The autopatch is dumped by the "#".
If the call is accepted by the controller, 5 beeps will be heard.
Calls are limited to 3 minutes. Five beeps will be heard about 30 seconds before the autopatch is terminated. An extra 3 minutes can be obtained by pressing "6".