KA2OTD.org
Lt. Robert D. Cirri
Memorial Repeater Group
Serving
Northern NJ and the
441.250
MHz and 53.77 MHz
The repeaters
of the Lt. Robert D. Cirri Memorial Repeater Group
The usable
coverage area of the repeater systems approximates the
441.250 MHz uses
a Motorola Micor repeater with a custom controller. The antenna is a Celwave
SuperStationmaster. Input and output uses 127.3 Hz CTCSS to protect from site
noise and intermod.
53.77 MHz uses a
split site configuration and is presently operating in reduced power. The range
is currently not comparable to that of the 441.250 system. The transmitter is a
Motorola Maratrac with a unity gain antenna. The
receiver is made by Hamtronics and also uses a unity gain antenna. A CTCSS of
146.2 Hz is used.
442.650 MHz is located in Weldon Spring, Missouri, near St. Louis and is wholly owned by KA2AYR. The repeater is a Motorola MSF-5000, with battery back-up power. Input and output uses 127.3 Hz CTCSS.
52.91 MHz, Hamtronics receiver and a GE RANGR transmitter, is located in Marthasville, Mo., and serves western St. Charles County and the community of Wasington, Mo. The input is 51.21 MHz (1.7 MHz is a standard in Missouri on 6 meters) and uses a CTCSS of 179.9 Hz.
These repeaters are frequently linked with 441.250 MHz through EchoLink Voice over Internet Protocol.
Repeater
maintenance is performed by FF Rod Barton, N2UFQ, Lt. Paul Haggerty, N2JEB and
Steve Makky, Sr., ENP, PDS, KA2AYR.
Fiscal
responsibility for the operation of the repeaters or replacement of equipment
is shared within the Board of Curators.
The repeaters are
not affiliated with or owned by any club, city government or county government.
The Lt. Robert D. Cirri Memorial Repeater Group, as a whole, is not affiliated
with any club, city government or county government. Individuals may choose to
be members of any organization they see fit. Many of the people who use the
repeater are members of Jersey Coastal Emergency Services, as Bob was, or
involved with RACES or ARES in their community. We encourage participation in
that manner.
The repeaters are
open, and use by public safety personnel, both volunteer and career, who are
licensed amateur radio operators – or people who have an interest in public
safety and emergency services – is strongly encouraged. The only prerequisite
to using the repeaters is to have an amateur radio license of Technician or
above, use good practice and be courteous to others, and to abide by the Rules
and Regulations of the FCC. You do not have to be a police officer,
firefighter, EMT/ paramedic or emergency manager to use the repeaters. We do
not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their age, sex, race, religion,
lifestyle, handicap, occupation or nationality. We do exercise our
responsibilities if confronted with an individual who, despite remediation,
continues to operate poorly, jams the repeaters, is antagonistic and
disrespectful of others, or continually and deliberately breaches the FCC Rules
and Regulations. Decisions made by the Board of Curators are final, and without
recourse. Full cooperation will be granted to enforcement agencies in the event
further action is ever required.
When necessary,
the repeaters are made available for use during emergency operations in support
of emergency services in the metropolitan area. This may be for supplementary
communication, participation in the Skywarn program or actual emergency
operations during crisis or consequence management activities. During this
period, recreational activity is suspended and the Incident Management System
is implemented (Yes, IMS in Amateur Radio).
Lt. Paul Haggerty (N2JEB) is the Trustee
of the repeaters and is responsible for compliance issues. Paul is the Chief
Executive Officer of Jersey Coastal Emergency Services and is a police
lieutenant.
FF/ Paramedic Scott Buell (KC2CQM) is the
Sergeant at Arms. Scott is a professional paramedic.
Any questions or
comments may be directed to the Presiding Curator, Steve Makky, Sr., ENP,
PDS (KA2AYR). Steve is a County
