Repeater Information
Hutchinson Repeater
The Hutchinson repeater is located in Hutchinson Minnesota on a frequency of 147.375 MHz with a +600 Hz shift. We have put a PL tone on the repeater, the tone is 146.2 Hz. It's new Echolink node number is 252922. The link is hosted in the city of Hutchinson, about 2 miles from the repeater. Press A then the node number to connect, D to disconnect.Darwin Repeater
The club has a second repeater in the town of Darwin Minnesota to better cover the Meeker County area. The repeater is on a frequency of 146.685 MHz with a -600 Hz shift. The Darwin repeater has a PL tone of 146.2 Hz (the same as the Hutchinson repeater).The Darwin repeater is currently up and running on Echolink on an experimental basis. The listed callsign is WØCRC and the node number is 139762. The link is hosted in Dassel about 5 miles from the repeater. The equipment consists of an Icom IC-2100H, a homebrew 3el yagi, a soundcard interface, and a Pentium 166 PC with a high speed connection to the Internet.
We are experimenting from time to time with linking the two repeaters via Echolink. Users can connect to other Echolink nodes using their radio and the repeater as well as access the repeater via the Internet. You can download the free software and learn more about Echolink by visiting http://www.echolink.org.
WØCRC Repeater Net
The WØCRC repeater net is held every Thursday night at 8:00 PM. The net welcomes check-ins from all hams in the listening area. During the roundtable part of the net, let us know what you've been up to in regards to ham radio. Bought some new gear? Put up a new antenna? Playing around with some new ham related software? We'd all love to know what's going on.Net Control Operators
Club members: Interested in running the club's Thursday night net? It's easy and a great way to get some net control experience under your belt. If you're interested, contact Greg KGØU for more information.