W9WIN Forums.: Annual Statewide RACES Test

The team at the W9WIN System will be assisting the Indiana Department of Homeland Security with the Annual Statewide RACES test.
Our goal this year is to link up the entire state.
We encourage every county to check in on the one of the frequencies or systems listed below.

Statewide RACES Test
January 19th 2008 9:00am EST / 8:00am CST

This list contains all of the repeaters and systems that will be connected to the W9WIN system during the Statewide RACES test.

Please take your local check-ins before the test and send your counts through one of these repeaters.

Some of these repeaters have a large coverage area of 100 miles or more.
Please try the ones near you .or visit the websites listed for additional information.
Allow at least 3 seconds before and after transmissions to allow the links to open and close.

W9WIN System http:// www.w9win.org
Central, South Central and Southern Indiana
Coverage: IDHS Districts 4,5,7,8,9,10

1. 442.250 + offset, 136.5 PL Huron, IN. Lawrence County
2. 442.425 + offset, 136.5 or 118.8 PL Vicksburg, IN. Greene County
3. 443.275 + offset, 136.5 PL Brown County State Park, IN. Brown County
4. 443.775 + offset, 136.5 PL Bloomington, IN. Monroe County
5. 444.325 + offset, 136.5 PL Indianapolis, IN. Marion County
6. 444.475 + offset, 136.5 PL Cloverdale, IN Putnam County
7. 444.925 + offset, 136.5 PL., Salem, IN. Washington County

2 Meter Repeaters in network.
1. 145.470 - offset, 136.5 PL Ridgeport, IN. Greene County
2. 145.390 - offset, 118.8/ 136.8 PL Linton, IN Greene County
3. 146.895 - offset, 136.5 PL Gosport, IN Owen County
4. 147.240 + offset 103.5 Cincinnati IN Greene County

KB9KRI System http://www.kb9kri.com
Northwest and North Central Indiana
Coverage: IDHS Districts 1, 2,3,4,6
10 meter 29.640 - (29.540) No PL
6 meter 53.570 -(52.570) 131.8 Pl
2 meter 147.105 +(147.705) 131.8 Pl
220 MHz 224.120 -(222.520) No PL
440 MHz 444.350 +(449.350) 131.8 Pl
900 MHz 927.800 -(902 .800) 131.8 Pl -South
900 MHz 927.975 -(902 .975) 110.0 Pl -North
1.2 GHz 1292.000 - (1272.000) 88.5 Pl

W9OG System
Tri-State Amateur Radio Society http://www.w9og.net
South Western Indiana
Coverage:IDHS District 10

146.790 (-) offset 88.5 Pl

The following Echolink and IRLP repeaters will be used to fill in the gaps not covered by the wide area systems. (Only repeaters will be used to link into the W9win system) All other Echolink links and Individual nodes should check into the N9KVX-L node for the test.

W9ICE system
Indianapolis-Carmel Experimenters http://www.w9ice.com
Central Indiana
Provided coverage area: Eastern and Northern district 5, Eastern District 4, Western and Central District 6

146.970 (-) 77.0 Pl
442.650 (+) 77.0 Pl

Dearborn County Lawrenceburg K9GPS
443.875 (+) offset Pl 146.2 http://www.dearborncounty.org/races Laughery Valley ARC
Coverage: IDHS District 9

Allen County Ft. Wayne W9VD 444.300 (+) offset 131.8 Pl Coverage: IDHS District 3

Marshall County Plymouth, Indiana K9WZ 147.285 (+) 131.8 Pl Coverage: IDHS District 2, 3

Madison County Anderson Indiana WA9EOC 444.675(+) offset or 927.6750 (-) offset 131.8 Pl Coverage: IDHS Districts 3, 5, 6

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The coverage areas for the districts are only estimated and may vary . Try to contact several in your area before test to determine which one is best for you.

Thanks to all of the groups, nodes and hams that made this possible

Rick Nicholson N9UMJ

W9WIN EMCOMM Coordinator
D8Subcommitee Coordinator
D8 Standards and Protocols Coordinator

Edited by n9umj (Thu Jan 17 2008 01:01 AM)