News
The Four States Amateur Radio Club and the Radio Amateurs of Cass County are teaming up this year for Field Day at the North Shore at Lake Wright-Patman.
Congratulations to Harold McMullen KE5WCQ for upgrading to general, to Bryan Loper KG5VDK and 16-year-old Jake Stegall KG5VDL for passing their technician! Special thanks to all the VEs who volunteered with the test sessions.
Danny Richard KG5ESG was appointed the new ARES Emergency Coordinator for Cass and Morris County on June 21. Danny got to work on implementing a county emergency communications plan for the counties. Jim Collom N5YU donated a dedicated ARES repeater that provides wide coverage for both counties.
November marks the final formal club meeting each year for the RACC. The 2017 officers were elected, and the 2016 RACC Christmas Party plans were finalized to be held at the Champions Bible Church on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 6:30pm.
An unusual band opening on 2 meters allowed for FM contacts to be made on simplex and repeaters further than two hundred miles away late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning (16-17 November 2016).
Repeater Report
The Freedom Link Group will be able to connect to the North Central Texas Connection through the Sulphur Springs repeater increasing the footprint all the way to Abilene, Texas.
Freedom Link Group Repeaters“Linking Radio Communications Across The Four States Area” |
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| Freq. | ENC / DEC | Input | Call | Location |
| 145.110 | 100.0 / * | 144.510 | WX5FL | Sulphur Springs |
| * The 145.110 repeater at Sulphur Springs does not transmit a tone, so make sure your radio is programmed for "ENC" only on that frequency. | ||||
| 145.170 | 100.0 / 100.0 | 144.570 | WX5FL | Karnack (Pickin's Hill) |
| 145.190 | 151.4 / 151.4 | 144.590 | WX5FL | Bi-County ARES (Cass and Morris County) |
| The 145.190 repeater is a wide coverage area stand-alone repeater that is not linked with any other repeater. | ||||
| 145.310 | 100.0 / 100.0 88.5 / 100.0 or CSQ 131.8 / 100.0 or CSQ |
144.710 | WX5FL | Atlanta (Springdale) Caver Ranch RCO Downtown RCO |
| 145.370 | 136.5 / 136.5 | 144.770 | W5WVH | Tyler ** Not yet linked |
| 145.390 | 100.0 / 100.0 | 144.790 | WX5FL | Texarkana (Barkman Creek) |
| 145.450 | 136.5 / 136.5 | 144.850 | WX5FL | Kilgore |
| 145.470 | 136.5 / 136.5 | 144.870 | WX5FL | Avinger (Lake O' The Pines) |
| 146.640 | 136.5 / 136.5 | 146.040 | K5LET | Longview (East Mountain) |
| 146.760 | 186.2 / 186.2 | 146.160 | N5SHV | Shreveport |
| 146.840 | 100.0 / 100.0 | 146.240 | WX5FL | Marietta (Cussetta Mountain) |
| 146.900 | 100.0 / 100.0 | 146.300 | WX5FL | McLeod / Huffines |
| 147.045 | 107.2 / 94.8 * | 147.645 | N5THS | Nashville (H.E.A.R. Club) |
| * For local traffic only, use 94.8 / 94.8. | ||||
| 147.100 | 136.5 / 136.5 | 147.700 | WX5FL | Quitman |
| 147.360 | 151.4 / 151.4 | 147.960 | WX5FL | Pittsburg (Midway) |
| 444.425 | 100.0 / 100.0 | 448.425 | WX5FL | Texarkana (Barkman Creek) |