LARC Repeater System

LARC maintains two linked repeaters - one on 2m and one on 70cm, located at the Longmont Safety and Justice center.  The 2m repeater also has a microwave-connected voting receiver located on Lee Hill (whichever location, Justice Center or Lee Hill, is receiving a stronger signal will be transmitted by the repeater).

Repeater Configuration

• Both repeaters active and are transmitting from Justice Center
• Echolink is enabled
• Both repeaters are normally linked together

 2 Meter Repeater

• Output frequency of 147.270 MHz with a positive (+) offset of 600 kHz
• 100 Hz CTCSS tone required to access, the tone is also transmitted
• ID is WØENO-R in Morse code
• Repeater is a Kenwood TKR-750, 50/25 watt
• Main receiver and transmitter located at the Longmont Safety and Justice Center
• Voting receiver located on Lee Hill in Boulder and connected to main repeater via microwave connection

70 cm Repeater

• Output frequency of 448.800 with a negative (-) offset of 5 MHz
• 88.5 Hz CTCSS tone required to access, the tone is also transmitted
• ID is WØENO-R in Morse code
• Repeater is a Kenwood TKR-850, 50/25 watt
• Main receiver and transmitter located at the Longmont Safety and Justice Center

Longmont Safety and Justice Center

• Antennas (repeater, microwave and GPS) located on roof of Justice Center on LARC-designed, non-penetrating antenna mounts

LARC repeater image gallery

Want to find out what it takes to build and maintain a repeater? Check out this useful link

LARC Repeater History