Lookout Pass UHF DMR
Mac Pass Repeater Group WR7HLN
Contact: Tom WR7AGT [email protected]
Repeater particulars:
444.200 MHz, plus 5 MHz offset
DMR admission: Color Code 2
DMR Radio ID: 313009
Note: Color code and PL tone are different from what is used at most other MPRG sites
Location:
On a mountain top 1.7 miles east of where the Montana/Idaho border and I-90 intersect.
Equipment specifics:
Motorola SLR 5700
Split duplexer and antenna system.
Dual antenna system consists of two Celwave PD-1151-2N 8dBd omni pattern. Tower height is 40 feet, repeater antennas are on top. Antenna HAAT = 1312 feet.
Operational mode:
Single-mode, DMR only
Networking:
DMR: Brandmeister via Verizon 4G service.
Static talk groups:
Time Slot 1 3130 Montana Statewide, 31302 MPRG2, 31304, 313009, 8 MPRG Cluster
Time Slot 2 31301 MPRG1 Mac Pass Repeater Group
Dynamic talk groups:
Time Slot 1 All BrandMeister talk groups
Time Slot 2 PLEASE DO NOT USE TIME SLOT 2 for dynamic talk groups
Remarks:
Coverage includes east along I-90 including St Regis and Superior to Tarkio and west along I-90 including Coeur d'Alene to Spokane.
8/7/20 Repeater hardware upgraded from the existing Hytera RD982 to a Motorola SLR 5700. Site is now single-mode DMR-only.
6/6/20 Lookout Pass repeater is being used analog for communications support for the Trail Rail Run.
6/8/19 Lookout Pass repeater is being used analog for communications support for the Trail Rail Run.
7/15/18 Existing Motorola MSF-5000 UHF repeater and separate MSF-5000 UHF link radio replaced with a dual-mode Hytera RD982 repeater and a Cisco 819 4G router.
6/09/18 Lookout Pass/University Mountain repeater pair are being used analog for communications support for the Trail Rail Run.
12/20/17 It is expected that this site will be converted from analog FM-only to DMR Summer 2018.
Coverage map depicting the service area of the Lookout Pass UHF DMR repeater
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Photos by Lenny N7MOT at this URL: https://www.lennygemar.com/Friends/2018/2018LookoutPassMPRG/
Repeater, duplexer, and router for internet access are in the rack. Power supply with battery revert is in the Motorola cabinet.
Tom WR7AGT Photo
Close-up detail shows the Cisco 819 4G router, Hyters RD982 repeater, and DB Products duplexer.
Tom WR7AGT Photo
Split antenna system includes the two white stick style antennas.
Tom WR7AGT Photo
Bill K7MT Photo