03/29/08

146.79 - pl 88.5  W9OG  This is the main repeater sponsored by TARS. It consist of multiple receive sites among the five southwestern Indiana counties of Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, Gibson and Spencer. The transmitter site is located at the Indiana State Police Post near the intersection of I-64 and US 41 in northern Vanderburgh county. The power output is 400 watts and the transmit antenna is located at a height of 300 feet on the ISP tower.  This repeater is used for the Tri-State Emergency Net on Wednesday evenings at 8PM CST and Skywarn Weather Nets when needed.
147.15 + W9OG  This repeater is located at Deaconess hospital in Evansville. The power output is 30 watts with the antenna at height of approximately 120 feet.  Autopatch capability is available to TARS members.
443.4 + pl 141.3  AA9MM  This repeater is located on Campground rd. at ~100 feet and output power is 120 watts. It provides phone patch local call coverage to the same areas as the 147.15 repeater. It also has long tone access for various emergency services and NWS weather alert information which can be activated with long tone combinations.
444.15 + pl 162  AA9MM  This repeater is located on Campground rd. Output power is 15 watts.

W9OG 146.79 Repeater Transmit Coverage

W9OG 147.79 Remote Receiver Site Locations

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Tri-State Area 2 meter Repeaters Map

The Indiana State Police tower in Evansville
destroyed by high winds.

Repeater Repair Work In July, 2002

Two antennas were replaced on the Indiana State Police tower in July.  The work was done (and donated by)  Electronics Research, Inc of Chandler, Indiana.
The  top tower antenna was purchased by the EMA for just under $1,000.00.  It is 260' up and is for VHF Transmit / Receive.
The bottom antenna was also donated and it is valued about the same.  It is 150' up and is for UHF receive linking.

Photos by Terry - AA9MM