Great Falls UHF DMR
Mac Pass Repeater Group WR7HLN
Contact: Tom WR7AGT [email protected]


Repeater particulars:
449.200 MHz, minus 5MHz offset
DMR Admission: Color Code 2
DMR ID: 313008
Note: Color code is different from what is used at most other MPRG sites

Location:
7.5 miles NNE of Great Falls.

Equipment specifics:
Motorola SLR 5700
Commscope DB-408 6dBd omni pattern. Tower height is 50 feet, repeater antenna is on top. Antenna HAAT = 322 feet.

Operational mode:
Single-mode, DMR only

Networking:
DMR: Brandmeister

Static talk groups:
Time Slot 1 3130 Montana Statewide, 31302 MPRG2, 313008, 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:
6/7/20 The original Hytera RD622 was replaced with a Motorola SLR 5700 repeater. Analog FM mode is no longer available.
6/14/19 On the air!

Expected mobile coverage on I-15 extends from south to north from Cascade to Power, from west to east from Simms to Raynesford.


Coverage map depicting the service area of the Great Falls UHF DMR repeater
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Great Falls coverage map v1 small

Installing the 4-bay dipole antenna
Great Falls Antenna Installation 190615