N7JTA / N7NEW Link Page

N7LXC "Half Ton Radio Club"

"HTRC" Cross State Link System

Club Call = "N7LXC"

This web page information updated 4/18/2011

This is a cross band link system connecting Eastern Washington to Western Washington. The path for this system is from the Shoreline area in north Seattle to the Skymeadows area near Cle Elum on the 70 CM band. It can be accessed from 145.570 on the west side and 146.540 on the east side. The path through the Cascades is on the 440 band and roughly follows the I90 corridor. This system is PL protected and 91.5 is the tone used.

The system has been in operation for about 25 years.

Echolink Information for the N7LXC system

West side of the mountains 145.570 "PL 91.5"

East side of the mountains 146.540 "PL 91.5"

440 Ports into the system listed below... As of 4/18/2011

"445.500 Now off the air in Granite Falls because the WWARA has designated this part of the band for repeater inputs and our operation was clashing with a new repeater coordination using 445.500 for its input "

445.425 T-91.5 Is now running in the Granite Falls area by N7JTA

In the Bothell area... try the repeater on 442.550 + (tone 103.5) linked to 145.570 simplex link PL 91.5

Pictures & Information for the 442.550 Repeater

445.500 T-91.5 Is/was running in Tri Cities... (not sure about this...) Seem to be missing a radio there.

445.425 T-91.5 Is now up and running again in the Sky Meadows area.

"WA7HJR/R" ID for the repeater comes from the controller in CW

"N7LXC/L" ID for the link comes from the controller in CW

Courtesy tones are...

M = (signal came from) Repeater

W = (signal came from) 145.570 Link radio

"HTRC Link News"

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Jan 30 2012

N7NEW finally got a call sign from the packet bursts late Sunday night.
The Packet Bursts we have been hearing over the Link System for the last few days, were coming from a N7GME transmitter, member of the WA7RA repeater group in Bremerton, WA.
Bob "WA7HTJ" wrote him a note by email Monday morning and the problem is now resolved.
They pass along their sincere apologies to our group.
The system is now quite again...
Later, Mike "N7NEW"

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Jan 28 2012

All day today (Saturday) we have been hearing Packet Bursts on the system. (every 10 min) They are being received by the repeater and being retransmitted throughout the system. Bob and Mike suspect it is an APRS radio that someone has accidentally left on our repeater freq with his APRS turned on. Probably a user of our system because he has the right PL tone & offset programmed in. At 11:30 PM Saturday night... Mike got tired of listening to it and turned the repeater off for the night. We will turn it back on Sunday morning and see if the packet bursts are gone. I don't think whoever made this mistake will notice it until he fools with his radio tomorrow. Easy mistake for someone to make with these new fancy multifunction radios.

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Jan 11 2012

Unidentified Tones Mystery solved Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Willard W7NNQ set up an IRLP node at his place in Renton near Fairwood Golf Course. He just happened to use 445.925 with the same PL tone as us.

Talked to him on the radio and he said he would move to another freq. Also talked to his buddy David KB7ILD

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Jan 8 2012

Got the battery back-up system installed today. If the site at Bothell Health Care looses commercial power, it will switch to battery back-up automatically. It will also start sending "BP" in CW every ten minutes out the radios. When the commercial power is restored it will switch back and quit sending the "BP". So if you hear the "BP" don't be afraid to use it... just don't get too long winded. If it turns out to be an extended power outage, I will take a generator up and power the system with it.

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Echolink & N7LXC System

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Sept 2 2011

Got an email from KB7TIW today. User of old we have not heard from since 1999.

Ed Thomas moved to Goldendale, WA after he retired. Good to hear from you ED !

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As of April 17 2011

The 442.550 repeater is now at it's home spot at the Bothell Health Care site. Terry (N7JTA), John Wright, Bob (WA7HTJ) & Mike (N7NEW) erected the tower and ant today at the site. We placed the repeater cabinet in the shed and hooked it up for the smoke test. No smoke and it seems to be operating fine. New site pictures are up here for viewing now.

As of February 9, 2011

We have been given authorization by Bothell Health Care to put the repeater at their facility.

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Update 1/29/2011

Applied for coordination with WWARA for 442.550 (co-channeled with W7HNH "east side")

We have a 440 repeater built that is linked into the system full time. It is located in Bothell north end area.

Jack W7HNH bought some new equipment and together with Bob WA7HTJ & Mike N7NEW we tuned up another duplexer for the 442.550 repeater. Thanks from the N7LXC group to Jack.

Received Icoms (crystals) from ICM (International Crystal Manufacturing) 1/26/11...

Bob, WA7HTJ & Mike, N7NEW installed the new Icoms in the repeater and retuned the repeater to 442.550

on Saturday 1/29/11 it is now on the air and working fine on 442.550 + (pl 103.5)

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December 10, 2010

HTRC Received the club call of N7LXC today. It is now official !

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Don (N7LXC) died at Virginia Mason Hospital 12/27/07

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Don Martin, 61, died December 27, 2007, after a short illness. Don was born on April 7, 1946 in Seattle, WA, the youngest of three brothers.
He graduated in 1964, from Sealth High School, where he excelled in sports, particularly football. He worked 38 years for the Seattle P-I and Seattle Times as a pressman, retiring in 2003. Retirement allowed him to relocate to his beloved Sky Meadows in Cle Elum, WA. Don was larger than life in every way. His appetite for stories, laughter, friends and good times was legendary. His passions were also big: ham radio (N7LXC), computers, cameras, tractors and anything with a motor. He was idolized by his nieces and nephews and could make friends anywhere.
Don leaves the love of his life and wife, Brenda Sudduth-Martin; daughter, Lauren Dealey; stepson, Free; brothers, Steve and Terry and their spouses and children; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Ron and Faith Schaafsma, of Auburn, WA.
Friends and family will miss the "youngest, good-looking" Martin brother and tell Donald stories for years to come. (taken from the Herald)

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"A Celebration of Donald's Life"

"A Celebration of Donald's Life" was held Saturday, April 5, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the home of Faith and Ron Schaafsma in Auburn, Washington. The Celebration was well attended with 80/100 friends & family.

Donald Pictures

Pictures are now posted. After going to the site below, you can click on single pictures or view the slide show.

There are 5 pages of pictures. Any Picture can be saved to your computer by right clicking on it and saving it.

Celebration Pictures

"Take a look at the pictures in our albums"

Picture album of users on the Link System

Pictures & Information of Sites on the Link system

Pictures & Information for the 442.550 Repeater

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