Missoula University Mountain Site UHF DMR
Mac Pass Repeater Group WR7HLN
Contact: Tom WR7AGT [email protected]
Repeater particulars:
448.9 MHz, minus 5 MHz offset
DMR admission: Color Code 1
DMR Radio ID: 313003
Location:
1.5 miles east of Missoula, on University Mountain. Site sits high above I-90, looking down on East Missoula, with a great view of the Missoula Valley. 5404 feet above sea level
Equipment specifics:
Motorola SLR 5700
Two Celwave PD-1151-2N 8dBd omni pattern antennas. Tower height is 85 feet, repeater antennas are on top. Antenna HAAT = 1007 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, 313003, 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 Missoula and the Missoula Valley, west along I-90 to Tarkio, east along I-90 to Drummond, north to but not including Polson, and south to Hamilton.
7/7/20 The original Hytera RD982 was replaced with a Motorola SLR 5700 repeater. Analog FM mode and EchoLink node WR7HLN-L/448900 are no longer available.
6/09/18 Lookout Pass/University Mountain repeater pair are being used analog for communications support for the Trail Rail Run.
8/17/17 Verizon MiFi router replaced with a Cisco 819 4G router. EchoLink package moved to the site. Dell PC is directly connected to the Hytera repeater.
6/10/17 Lookout Pass/University Mountain repeater pair are being used analog for communications support for the Trail Rail Run.
6/10/17 Hytera RD982 installed, replacing a Motorola MSF-5000, operating in Dynamic Dual Mode. EchoLink networking is operational. BrandMeister networking is operational for now using a Verizon MiFI router.
Coverage map depicting the service area of the University Mountain UHF DMR repeater
Repeater, duplexer, and power supply all fit in half of a half rack. Three 80 AH batteries located on the shelf below provide multiple days of run-time during commercial power outages.