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The Allegheny Highlands Repeater Association
Directed by Kevin K. Custer  WJ8G

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The AHRA and its membership supports Somerset County ARES RACES/ACS and Skywarn

What is the AHRA ?

Amateur Links

• The Target Repeater System
• The Wide Area Network Repeater System (WAN-RS)
• The Repeater Builders Technical Information Page
• Regional Repeater List
• The Somerset County Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
• QRZ Callsign Database
• WPRC - The Western Pennsylvania Repeater Council
• American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
• Gateway Chapter 10-10 International    Lots of 10 Meter information available here.

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AHRA Repeater Locations Regional Topographical layout

• The 51.80- Repeater is a split site, Rx is in Richland PA, Tx is in Friedens PA.
• The 145.250- Repeater is located near Damascus MD. (The eastern most link of the Target Link System)
• The 145.270- KQ3M Repeater is located in Hays Mill PA.
• The 146.625- WJ8G Repeater is located in Warren PA.  (Part of the WAN-RS)
• The 146.625- WR3AJL Repeater is located at Statler Hill near Central City PA.  (Part of the WAN-RS)
• The 146.835- W3WGX Repeater is located in Seven Springs, PA.  (The western most link of the Target Link System)
• The 147.105+ WX3M Repeater is located near Cumberland, MD.
• The 147.375+ Repeater is located near Richland Twp, Johnstown, PA.
• The 224.520- Repeater is located at Hay's Mill, PA.
• The 224.700- Repeater is located in Berkeley Springs WV.  (Central Hub for the Target Link System)
• The 442.825+ Repeater is located in Johnstown PA.  (North-Central link in the North - South UHF System)
• The 443.525+ Repeater is located in Carrolltown PA.  (Northern most link in the North - South UHF System)
• The 443.575+ Repeater is located atop Statler Hill near Central City, PA.  This repeater is stand-alone.
• The 443.725+ Repeater is located at Mount Davis  (The highest repeater in Pennsylvania)(Southern most link of the North - South UHF System) 
• The 443.925+ Repeater is located at Seven Springs PA.  (Western link of the North - South UHF System)
• The 443.950+ Repeater is located in Somerset, PA.  (Central Hub for North - South UHF System)
• The 145.690 LMT packet node is located at the 8-3-5 site
• The 223.66 LMT packet back-bone node is located at the Seven Springs site.

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AHRA Repeater Callsign's

146.835 W3WGX Repeater Coverage Area

This is a linked wide area coverage repeater, covering Northern Maryland, East Central Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Northern Panhandle and northern West Virginia.  This repeater is the western most repeater in the Target Link System.  You must encode a PL of 123 cycles to use this repeater, as the machine is linked 24/7 to the Target System.

This repeater's output power is 100 watts.  Subtracting for duplexer and feeder losses results in about 50 watts into a 6 dB gain exposed dipole (4 bay double dipole array). This relates to an E.R.P. of 200 watts.


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145.270- KQ3M Repeater Coverage Area

This repeater is our other wide area coverage repeater. Located atop the Allegheny's at over 3000' elevation, 2-7's coverage area extends from Northern Virginia, to West central Maryland, Western Pennsylvania and Northeastern West Virginia.

This repeater's output power is 250 watts, subtracting feedline and duplexer losses, we get over 175 watts into the 6.1 db gain stick. Our E.R.P. here is 650 Watts! This repeater has 4 receiver sites (1 Main and 3 Remote) and a voter for enhanced receive coverage for mobiles and portables. All you have to do to use the satellite receive sites is to encode a PL of 123 Hz. Advanced description.

146.625- WR3AJL Repeater PL 123~

This repeater is a moderately wide area coverage repeater.  Located about half way between Somerset and Johnstown atop the Negro Mountain Extension, at 2900' elevation, 6-2-5's coverage area extends from Grantsville Md, to Ebensburg PA, and from Greensburg PA to Bedford PA.

This repeater's output power is 50 watts, subtracting feedline and duplexer losses, we get about 25 watts into the 9 db gain antenna. Our E.R.P. is 200 watts, mainly directed north, south and west.  This repeater is tied into the WAN Repeater System, which is an Internet gateway for ham radio communications over a virtually unlimited distance.  Information on the WAN-RS is available by clicking this link and is provided to the users of this repeater in cooperation with the AHRA. 


Other Repeaters

The following repeaters are located in or nearby Somerset County area and are usable in the Somerset PA area. All of the Two Meter machines in Somerset County are using PL 123 Hz:

Repeater Information

Regional Repeater List




Repeater Frequency, PL Tone, Remote Receiver(s)	Owner	Repeater Callsign	Repeater Location
145.270-  PL 123.0 Hz  Main Receiver at Hays Mill, PA  Satellite Remote Receive Sites: Bedford PA Somerset PA Cumberland MD PL 123.0 Hz  see advanced description	WJ8G	KQ3M	Hays Mill PA Allegheny Mountain  Privately owned site.
146.835-	WJ8G	W3WGX	Laurel Mountain - Seven Springs PA
147.240+  PL 123 Hz	KK3L	KK3L	Big Savage Mountain - Frostburg MD
147.195+   PL 123 Hz  The Somerset County Amateur Radio Club Inc.	SCARC	K3SMT	Somerset PA  PL 123 Hz
146.745- PL 123 Hz	KK3L	KK3L	Cacapon Mountain
147.015+   PL 127.3	KA3JSD	KA3JSD	Laurel Mountain
224.52-    No PL	WJ8G	KK3L	Big Savage Mountain
29.520/620	KK3L	KK3L	Split Site: Tx at Dans/Rx at Big Savage




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The 145.27- repeater has the most user features of all the repeaters in the Association.  Besides having 250 watts of output power and several satellite receivers, the 145.27 has the the capability to link to five amateur bands: 10, 6, 2, 1.25 meters, and 70 centimeters; in addition, regular autopatch, autodial slots, or "speed dial" slots are available for members by request.




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A note about operating practice for our Target Link System.


Be Attentive to the amount of time you use the system during a given day, there by allowing more amateurs opportunity to use our system. Be courteous to your fellow operators while using our system. Long winded QSO'S discourage other users from using the system. Due to the nature and wide coverage of the system, when one repeater is in use for a extended period this is also tying up many repeaters. Many of these rag chews could just as easily be carried out on simplex or other repeaters that are not part of a wide coverage link system, like 145.27. Also be aware that what you say on the system can be heard over many thousand square miles. Technically our system is excellent, Many people have put a lot of time, effort, and money in the system to make it work.  However how we use the system can make or break the effectiveness of the system.

Kevin Custer W3KKC, Responsible comments welcome, E-Mail Kevin

How to become a member of AHRA
If you wish to be a part of AHRA please contact Kevin Custer (WJ8G) or send a postcard to:

AHRA - Kevin Custer
218 Pennsylvania Ave. W
Warren PA 16365

or email Kevin.

The Association's repeaters are open for all properly licensed, competent operators to use. However, donations are appreciated for upkeep of the system. Memberships in AHRA run from January 1'st for 365 days.  Any comments regarding the repeater operation is welcomed.  The only requirement to use the systems is to follow all rules and regulations regarding the amateur service, and be courteous to your fellow operators while using our system.
We also ask that 11 meter habits be left on 11 meters.


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Last modified on April 12, 2012 @ 21:11 local Eastern.
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