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ABOUT THE
MEGA-LINK REPEATER SYSTEM
Provided and maintained as a public service by (WA5IHL) Paul
Choc and associates; conceived in late 1992 with the first link from Sandia
Crest to Mesa Rica in 1993 and expanding ever since. The
Mega-Link repeater network covers a major portion of the State of New Mexico as
well as portions of six surrounding states. As of the date of this paper it
consists of 37 repeaters on 35 mountains. The repeaters are “hard-linked”, so
that a contact made with one of the repeaters is heard on all 36 repeaters in
the system. One should wait before speaking approximately 3 to 4 seconds
from the time you push the mic button ALSO WITH THE
NEW REPEATERS ON SANDIA ONE SHOULD HOLD THE MIC DOWN FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND AFTER
SPEAKING BEFORE RELIECEING. This gives the system the time it needs
to link all machines. The Mega-Link is essentially one repeater with a huge
area of coverage. (Off Line) The Mega-Link provides the Upper Rio
FM Society, Inc. access to the system for the Upper Rio phone-patch facility.
(Full Members Only) It also allows them to link the Mega-Link to URFMSI
repeaters and vice versa.
Paul Choc is President of SPECIALTY COMMUNICATIONS
in Albuquerque, NM
NEW CHANGES:
Sandia Crest Controller and repeaters have been replaced with a new Kenwood
digital controlled repeaters; Audio Quality through the links may sound more
“digital” or “Robotic”. Also
there will be a delay if you are talking on say 145.29 and listening to 444.325
as Digital has to record the signal then rebroadcast it.
Sandia Crest 444.325 and
145.29 Locking up in transmit issues.
We are aware of it and are actively trying new programming options and
firmware to resolve the issue.
Something we have noticed is that the new
repeaters receive side are narrower then they used to be because Digital uses
Narrow (12.5 Khz) and Very Narrow (6.25 Khz) band emissions and from the
engineers point of view analog wide band (25 Khz) is an afterthought. So a radio from a user that has not
been tuned up in a while or is off freq more than 500 KHz may experience
chopping or other poor communications.
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Date:
Following
is a current list of the Mega-Link repeaters and status of operations:
|
Central New Mexico |
Elev. |
Freq. |
Tone |
Operational Status |
|
Cedro
Peak (SE of Tijeras) |
7,767 |
147.340+ |
67 |
|
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Elk Mountain (N of Pecos) |
11,600 |
147.260+ |
67 |
|
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Gallinas Lookout (W of
Corona) |
8,730 |
147.280+ |
100 |
|
|
La Mosca (NE of Grants) |
10,991 |
444.800+ |
67 |
|
|
M Mountain (W of Socorro) |
7,201 |
147.240+ |
100 |
|
|
Microwave Ridge (E of
Grants) |
9,332 |
146.660- |
100 |
|
|
Sandia Crest (East of
Albuquerque) |
10,680 |
145.290- |
100 |
|
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Sandia Crest (East of
Albuquerque) |
10,680 |
444.325+ |
100 |
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Northwest New Mexico |
Elev. |
Freq. |
Tone |
Operational Status |
|
Deza Bluff (N of Gallup) |
9,000 |
147.220+ |
67 |
|
|
Eureka Mesa (E of Cuba) |
9,667 |
147.240+ |
67 |
|
|
Harris Mesa (SE of
Bloomfield) |
6,949 |
147.280+ |
67 |
|
|
San Antonio Mountain (N of
Tres Piedras) |
10,908 |
147.220+ |
100 |
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Northeast New Mexico
|
Elev. |
Freq. |
Tone |
Operational Status |
|
Clovis (Downtown) |
4,295 |
442.525+ |
67 |
Stand
Alone |
|
Ft. Sumner (W of Fort
Sumner) |
4,580 |
147.140+ |
100 |
|
|
Iron Mountain (NE of Eagle
Nest) |
11,732 |
444.350+ |
100 |
|
|
Melrose (W of Clovis) |
4,560 |
147.280+ |
67 |
Off
Line |
|
Mesa Rica (S of Conchas
Dam Lake) |
5,390 |
147.360+ |
100 |
|
|
Sierra Grande (E of Raton) |
8,720 |
147.280+ |
100 |
Stand alone Link Coax Missing |
|
Taos Ski Valley (NE of
Taos) |
11,900 |
147.140+ |
67 |
|
|
Tucumcari Mountain (S of
Tucumcari) |
4,975 |
147.220+ |
100 |
|
|
Turkey Mountain (W of
Wagon Mound) |
8,480 |
147.200+ |
67 |
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Southwest New Mexico |
Elev. |
Freq. |
Tone |
Operational Status |
|
Caballo (SE of Truth or
Consequences) |
7,550 |
147.260+ |
100 |
|
|
Davenport Lookout (N of
Datil) |
9,300 |
147.040+ |
100 |
Needs New Coax? |
|
Frisco Divide (WNW of
Reserve) |
8,419 |
147.360+ |
67 |
Stand alone |
|
Jacks Peak (NE of
Lordsburg) |
7,986 |
145.170- |
100 |
|
|
Little
Florida Mountain (SE of Deming) |
5,260 |
147.020+ |
100 |
|
|
Luera Mountain (S of
Datil) |
9,420 |
147.140+ |
100 |
|
|
Pinos Altos(N of Silver
City) |
8,163 |
145.115- |
67 |
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Southeast New Mexico |
Elev. |
Freq. |
Tone |
Operational Status |
|
Buck Mountain (NW of
Ruidoso) |
10,752 |
444.375+ |
67 |
|
|
Capitan Peak (NW of
Roswell) |
10,450 |
146.660- |
67 |
|
|
Long Ridge (E of
Alamogordo) |
7,782 |
145.350- |
67 |
|
|
Maljamar (NW of Hobbs) |
4,300 |
147.140+ |
67 |
Off
line |
|
Roswell (E of Roswell) |
3,971 |
147.260+ |
100 |
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Western Texas |
Elev. |
Freq. |
Tone |
Operational Status |
|
Mt. Franklin (N of El
Paso) |
5,470 |
147.200+ |
67 |
Off
Line |
|
North Park (NE of El Paso) |
3,950 |
442.250+ |
100 |
|
|
North
Park (NE of El Paso) |
3,950 |
147.140+ |
67 |
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