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The W3UD Repeater setup located on 4th Floor DuPont Hall in the HamShack
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The W3UD Repeater setup located on 4th Floor DuPont Hall in the HamShack

The Amateur Radio Association at UD owns and operates a repeater at the university. Located on the fourth floor of DuPont Hall, the repeater has a general coverage of campus and beyond.

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Repeater Use

The W3UD repeater is opened to all licensed amateurs. It operates on 145.31 MHZ (-600) with a PL of 141.3 HZ.

Equipment

The Repeater is a Majororie R1, using a CAT300 controller, running 25 watts into a Waco Duplexer. It transmits through a Hustler G-6 vertical antenna at roughly 100 feet off the ground. If power mains should be lost, the repeater will automatically switch over to 160 amp hour sealed lead acid batteries, which are charged by, twelve 18 watt solar panels.

AutoPatch

Autopatch is available with 911 emergency access. Type *1 to activate autopatch and #1 to deactivate autopatch.

EchoLink

Repeater is now accessible VIA Internet, by using Echolink software, available at www.echolink.org. The W3UD Repeater node is 71786. To use press *2 [node number] to connect and # to disconnect.

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