145.47 is 30 years old!!

145.47 is 30 years young!!!

 

30 years ago, on September 17, 1981, a long-time dream of owning my very own amateur radio repeater was fulfilled. 145.47 first went on the air at my parent's home in South Knoxville. I had to call people on the phone to get them to find it and try it. Today, it's on top of Cross Mountain and is used and enjoyed by a great number of Amateur Radio operators. It hosts several nets, including the Thursday night 47 net that has had as many as 80-plus check-ins. Last Sunday, a group of wonderful folks gathered with me at Norris Dam State Park to celebrate the 30th anniversary of my big dream. THANK YOU to all who attended, helped with the event itself, called on the radio with well wishes, and who use and enjoy the repeater every day!

 

Special Thanks to:  Ralph Lockhart, WB4CTW, for the “birthday” cake, and for staying at the picnic shelter to reserve our picnic spot!

Also, thanks to Rick, N4JTQ, for organizing the event, and inviting folks on the nets.

 

Thanks to Gloria, KJ4BHF, for helping with the food and drinks at the picnic.

 

In other news: I installed the $500 isolator on 146.73, and unfortunately the intermod problem did not completely go away. It is very weak, however, and I hope that moving the antenna higher up the tower and away from the offending UHF antennae will eliminate the problem altogether.  Please “cross your fingers…”  that the vertical separation will help, and also it will get the .73 antenna above the tree line and help its coverage that way as well!

 

Thanks for subscribing to the blog…This time of year, with my “other” job, I don’t get to write as much. But I *do* hope you use and enjoy the repeaters-that makes the efforts to keep them up worthwhile!

 

73 de Tim WB4GBI

 

 

 

Tim Berry

 

***PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!!!***

tim.berry@cumulus.com

 

Tim Berry WB4GBI

Chief Engineer

Cumulus Broadcasting of Knoxville, TN

WIVK-FM   WNML  AM/FM   WNRX-FM  WOKI-FM

OFFICE: 865-212-4519 (leave a message, I will be paged)

FAX: 865-909-0821

check out my website at www.wb4gbi.com

 

Chief Engineer

Vol Radio Network

IMG College/University of Tennessee

 

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