Alert: New * SKYWARN RADIO OUTAGE NOTIFICATION Expires Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:24:00 -0400

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SKYWARN RADIO OUTAGE NOTIFICATION - REPEATER UPDATE
SKYWARN OPERATIONS CENTER WAKEFIELD VA
624 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014

.. CHANGE TO TERTIARY SKYWARN REPEATER IN AREA 1 ..

THE KG4MRA REPEATER ON 145.430 MHZ .. FORMERLY W4SQT .. IS NOW OPERATING
MIXED-MODE ANALOG AND P25 DIGITAL. ANALOG USERS SHOULD SET THE PL TONE
ON RECEIVE TO 74.4 HZ TO FILTER OUT NOISE FROM DIGITAL OPERATION, AND
ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH
DIGITAL TRAFFIC WHICH MIGHT BE HIDDEN BEHIND THE PL TONE.

THE KG4MRA REPEATER SERVED AS THE PRIMARY SKYWARN REPEATER IN CENTRAL
VIRGINIA FOR MANY YEARS AND IS STILL CONSIDERED A "SECONDARY BACKUP"
FOR SKYWARN. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPEATER IS USED HEAVILY BY ARES/RACES
FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA OPERATIONS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC BETWEEN DISTRICT 6
ARES AND THE NWS WAKEFIELD WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE.

.. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ..

SEE http://www.mrarichmond.org/home/announcements

OR CONTACT:

JIM BATES KJ4WLH
METROPOLITAN REPEATER ASSOCIATION
JLBA...@GMAIL.COM
804.592.1068

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