Lee’s Summit-East repeater
The Lee’s Summit-East repeater is off the air for a while. We’ve received the new coordinated frequency and need to tune the repeater and duplexer. The new frequency will be 442.825 when the repeater is reinstalled.
Odessa repeater is back up and on its new frequency
The Odessa repeater is back thanks to KCØKW and KØLBR. We’ve received the final approved frequency and retuned the duplexer and repeater. A firmware update for the Yaesu DR2-X was also installed.
Look for Odessa on 443.650.
KUMED 442.325 REPEATER
The KU Med repeater is repeating and no longer buzzing, but its connection to Kansas City Wide room is intermittent.
We’re looking for a linking site outside the Med Center complex. It is currently very difficult to get access to the repeater and link.
New repeater!
A new UHF Fusion repeater has been added to the Kansas City Wide room and is currently in testing mode. It’s located on North Oak near 40th St. It won’t have much coverage to the north but provides some fill-in coverage in North Kansas City and the north side of Downtown.
Find it on 442.900 during the test phase. The frequency may change at some point in the future.
Plaza repeater back online
The Plaza repeater (443.275) is now back online.
KUMed 442.325 repeater is down
The digital repeater at KUMed has lost it’s mind, and is transmitting a loud FM buzz for several minutes after being keyed up. Please, don’t kerchunk it to see if it’s working.
Because of the COVID lockdown at the hospital, it’s difficult to get physical access.
Please use the Plaza 443.275 repeater until KUMed is back online.
Power restored!
The power was restored at 20:22 central, and the room is back online. A few nodes are still not responding: Shawnee W, Spring Hill, and St. Joseph.
Interview/Net With John Kruk
If you have any interest in Fusion or new radios don’t miss the opportunity to hear or ask John Kruk some questions. John Kruk the National Sales manager at Yaesu in Cypress California. He is also a great guy.
Brad Hurd KB0LSM will be hosting a directed net on Kansas City Wide next Thursday August 26th at 1930-2030 hours CST. The format will be John discussing all things Yaesu and then taking questions.
Please see a copy of Brad’s post on the Facebook group below or see:Facebook, groups, Kansas City Wide, Or on a computer https://www.facebook.com/groups/837520033824624
It is a treat to have John take his time to do this.
Also we are proud to announce that the Kansas City Wide Yaesu room # 28054 is consistently now in the top dozen most popular Yaesu rooms in the world,,, thanks to your help and support.
FYI, Thank you
Jerry Dixon KC0KW
A Call To Arms
The Kansas City Wide (KCW) room needs a few Good Hams to assist the KCW room by being
QSO Hosts. Ain’t nuthin’ to it! This would entail answering calls put out in the Room. Most of us put out our call with the hope that someone will answer. There are times when this just doesn’t happen and disappointment is the result – all the more so for new hams.
You put your call out there and …. silence. How many times has this happened to you?
A proposal was made to identify KCW users who would serve as QSO Hosts by taking a time slot and just being in the room if someone makes a call and is not answered by another ham. All the QSO Host does is answer and make the contact. You might have to answer a ham you don’t know, but then we do that a lot as hams . . .
The idea is to help radio be more funner (as the kids would say) and more satisfying. What this means for Ye Olde Hams and the new guys and gals is that you will have someone to make contacts with. For you new hams, experience is not required; you can learn as you go. This is a great way to get that new call sign out there. Maybe an hour or two or four just to answer calls if no one else answers up. Maybe coverage would be a few times a week, the idea is not for 24/7 coverage. If you can’t fill your shift, you could ask someone else to step in or just let that time slot lapse. No worries about vacations, etc. This is a low pressure, fun program designed to further the hobby that you already enjoy. Also, mobile is good too, perhaps you are going to a job site or running errands. Working at home?
You too can be an asset to ham radio in the KCW room. The details of this program are under development and any schedule will be flexible so don’t worry about juggling times you might be available.
The KCW room is a marvelous nexus of machines and technology; you can be a part of the magic that holds it all together, all you have to do is “Answer The Call.”
If you have interest in or want to volunteer, please drop an email to Dave,
K0DVP (k0dvpdave@gmail.com) or Al, K0IMP (arawitch@kumc.edu) “cc” us both for FAST action. Feel free to give preferred days and times of the week.
Did I mention there will be super cool T-Shirts for QSO Hosts if enough people sign up?
……Don’t be that Ham who does not sign up and causes none of us to get the T-shirts………
Dave, K0DVP
New Repeater Link
The Kansas City Room Wide is happy to announce that the Lone Jack Fusion repeater on 443.750 has been linked to the Kansas City Room Wide group of repeaters. It is certainly a treat in having their help to add coverage to the eastern part of the metro area.
The Lone Jack repeater was first put on the air in February of 2018 by Wade Harrison (KE0HWK) and his wife Lorie (KE0HWL). Wade also ran the popular “Black Sheep Net” on Friday nights. Although Wade is no longer with us his wife Lorie (KE0HWL) and Ken Brannan (N0NDP), who is now the trustee of that repeater, have been working hard to keep Wade’s dream alive.
A big THANK YOU goes to Kris Ulmer (KU0S) for hosting the radio link to the Lone Jack repeater. Kris has been a great asset to the linking project as his IT knowledge has brought this all together.
The Lone Jack repeater is located on US 50 highway near route 150 at the Lone Jack exit.
We hope to hear you in the Kansas City Room Wide group of repeaters soon.