Over the Air
SLAARC supports the operation of two coordinated repeaters under the N8SL Club Call. Both of the club repeaters are operated as open repeaters, which may be freely used by all licensed amateurs.
The Primary 2-meter Club Repeater is located on the South Lyon Water Tower (100w):
- Frequency: 147.040 MHz
- Shift: Positive (+600)
- PL Tone: 110.9 Hz
The Secondary 70-centimeter Club Repeater near Milford Michigan, supports C4FM Digital (35w):
- Frequency: 442.300 MHz
- Shift: Positive (+5 MHz)
- PL Tone: 94.8 Hz
- Digital: C4FM (System Fusion DN or VW)
Allstar
Node 454050
Echolink
Node 408089
Main How To’s
Connect link in transcieve mode
- *3
node
Disconnect Link
- *1
node
Disconnect from the last node linked
- select *1 0
The nodes we are linked with may be viewed here
N8SL user Allstar DTMF commands
| DTMF Command | Example | Function |
| *1<node> | *129789 | Disconnect an Allstar node |
| *10 | *10 | Disconnect the last node connected |
| *3<node> | *329789 | Connect an Allstar node (note 1) |
| *70 | *70 | Announce the system status |
| *75 | *75 | Announce complete system status |
| *80 | *80 | Play N8SL repeater ID |
| *81 | *81 | Announce time of day |
| *82 | *82 | Say 24 hour time |
| *990 | *990 | Play short repeater info message |
| *991 | *991 | Play long repeater info message |
| *992 | *992 | Play SLAARC breakfast message |
NOTES:
Note1 – Please disconnect any node you connect after finishing your QSO.
Note 2 – VE testing and meeting messages do not contain a specific date.
Please ensure to disconnect when finished. For any issues, please contact the Repeater Committee
Net
A weekly information net is conducted on this repeater:
- Day: Sunday (except for business meeting dates).
- Time: 8:00 PM local.
- Call: N8SL
- Net Control Operator: Rotated between volunteer members.
The Info Net format and an online log are located in the Members Only Area.
Simplex
If rag-chewing or participating in an on-air event, one may use a simplex frequency. We have some used by club members:
