That would be the mighty 519 out of Cincinnati sponsored by Fairfield Amateur
Radio Association FARA. It was a mighty repeater (IN/OH/KY/MI/TN/IL) until
squabbling, OTR truckers, QRM'ers, maintenance issues and operating costs
brought it down to its current closed state. I remember when WD8PRH would
open the system during the Dayton Hamvention for all travelers to use. PRH
even had special recorded spots "tune it in and rip the knob off" that ran
that weekend. Those were the days!
Randy E. Randall AB9GO
Network Engineer
UC Health
Randy.Randall@UCHealth.com
Phone 513-585-7146
Fax 513-585-7159
-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Sam Carpenter
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:45 AM
To: 'Vic K2VCO'; amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Where is power measured ?
I remember a very large repeater
that ran 8877 output on VHF. The operator was always being gunned for (no
good reason) and he was very careful to have exact cable spec's lengths and
type because he had to be able to show "only" 1500w at the feedpoint. It
sure was a fun machine. I think at one point there were more than 20 remote
rxers. You could drive from Chicago to Louisville, or Danville Ill to
Cincinatti with a handheld and 5 watts and never fall out. 27 states checked
in one night during an opening. It was on a cable system birdie frequency so
he was just about alone coordinated on the freq. Big power was fun even on
FM back then around Indiana. Some of the guys on here from the Midwest will
remember the "Mighty 525".
Sam N9FUT
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