POTA Pit net taking a break
The POTA Pit net will be taking a short break, returning on November 7, 2022.
Be sure to keep sending your questions to John, ABØO, and he’ll discuss them when the net returns.
Keep activating and hunting!
New net!
Please join us in KCWide for a new net. The Southeast Kansas Amateur Radio Club will hold their weekly net at 7PM Central time. This will include repeaters from the Four State Fusion Net.
Thanks to the club for adding their repeater to KCWide!
DMR Bridge to KCWide
KCWide is now available via Brandmeister DMR talkgroup 313136.
Please, respect your DMR repeater owner’s rules, and do not keep the bridge active when you are not talking. Many repeaters frown on ‘kerchunking’ a talkgroup to keep it active. Failure to follow the rules may get our talkgroup blocked from your repeater.
Lee’s Summit-West Frequency Change
The Lee’s Summit-West repeater has been upgraded and the frequency changed. The frequency is now 145.410 with a n negative offset. This was previously the frequency of the Louisburg repeater (which has been offline for some time).
The repeater list has been updated with the new frequency. When we’re able to restore the Louisburg repeater, it will be on 147.315.
These changes were required by the repeater coordinating bodies in Missouri and Kansas.
KUMed repeater is back!
After a long absence, the repeater at the KU Medical Center campus near 39th and Rainbow Blvd (442.325) is back in the KCWide room. Thanks to Travis Marshall for all his help.
This repeater had been linked to Wires-X via an FTM-100 and computer located near the repeater in the hospital. Because of COVID, access to the equipment in the hospital became impossible. As most computers do, the on-site computer eventually required attention, and we found out that the KU Medical IT department had tightened their internet security and our remote control software no longer worked.
Travis (NIØY) was able to retrieve the linking equipment from the hospital and install it at his home, restoring the link.
New Fusion “Kansas City Wide” repeaters
I am happy to announce we have some new repeaters in the “Kansas City Wide” room. With these changes you have really good coverage from KC to Topeka.
We just purchased (3) repeaters from the Kansas DMR group. We now have new repeaters in Topeka, Lawrence and Basehor. As part of the transaction, we needed to change the frequency of the repeaters. Rick WØFH, Kris KUØS and I just returned from visiting the new repeaters and the transition is finished and they all seem to be working well.
Where these repeaters had been connected to the room part-time before they are now Fusion only 24/7.
For these kinds of changes to happen it takes great people. A special thanks to the KS-DMR group, Cort NØMJS, Gavin NØECQ, Rob WVØS, Brian KCØBS, Kris KUØS, Rick WØFH and Justin NV8Q for their help in making this happen along with a smooth transition.
The new frequencies are listed below as well as on the Web page. We hope this helps your coverage in your travels around the Metro area.
FYI, Thank you, Jerry Dixon, KCØKW
Basehor, KS, New 444.625, Old 444.750
Lawrence, KS, New 444.875, Old 444.375
Topeka South, KS, New 443.625, Old 444.9875
Recording of special net with Chet KØTCB
An Evening with Larry Staples WØAIB – Recording
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Here’s the audio recording of Thursday night’s special guest net, featuring Larry Staples, WØAIB. Thanks to Brad KBØLSM for hosting and recording this excellent interview with Larry.
Mark your calendar for next Thursday, April 14, when our guest will be Chet Hallberg, KØTCB. Chet will be talking about the Shriners and the upcoming Hambash.
Special Guest Nets, April 7 and 14
Please join us in the Kansas City Wide room for two special events.
On April 7th, 2022, 7pm CDT (0000 UTC), we will be welcoming Larry Staples WØAIB to KCWide for an hour long net to discuss the history of ham radio in Kansas City and to answer your questions. Larry is the founder and operator of Larry’s List, one of the great resources for ham radio operators in Kansas City.
On April 14th, 2022, 7pm CDT (0000 UTC), we will be talking with Chet Halberg KØTCB, another of the long-time ambassadors of ham radio in Kansas City. Chet is the driving force behind the popular Hambash, the hugely popular hamfest sponsored by the Shriners here in Kansas City. This year’s Hambash is coming up on April 16th, and Chet will fill us in on the Shriners, the history, and what we’ll see this year.
Please mark these special nets on your calendar!
The Stadium repeater is back!
The repeater at Arrowhead is back and connected to the Kansas City Wide room. The antenna is still marginal, but we hope to improve that soon. The frequency is 145.49 with a negative offset.
Signal reports are always appreciated.