The Club Repeater
Rome Radio Club operates the one FM repeater for usage by local amateur radio operators.
Output Frequency: 146.880
Input Frequency: 146.280
CTCSS: 71.9 on both input and output. The input is only enabled if interference from other signals is present.
This repeater is connected to the Echolink system. The node number is 743610.
To utilize Echolink, all commands are sent via DTMF commands.
Echolink Commands:
Below is a brief list of the DTMF commands that can be utilized. The system is configured to have the repeater regnerate the DTMF commands to insure proper decoding at the link computer.
| Command | Description | DTMF COMMAND |
| Connect | Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its node number. | Node number |
| Connect by Call | Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its callsign. | C+call+# |
| Random Node | Selects an available node (of any type) at random, and tries to connect to it. | 00 |
| Random Link | Selects an available link or repeater (-L or -R) at random, and tries to connect to it. | 01 |
| Random Conference | Selects a conference server at random, and tries to connect to it. | 02 |
| Random User | Selects an available single-user station at random, and tries to connect to it. | 03 |
| Disconnect | Disconnects the station that is currently connected. If more than one station is connected, disconnects only the most-recently-connected station. | # |
| Disconnect All | Disconnects all stations. | ## |
| Reconnect | Re-connects to the station that most recently disconnected. | 09 |
| Status | Announces the callsign of each station currently connected. | 08 |
| Play Info | Plays a brief ID message. | * |
| Query by Call | Looks up a station by its callsign, and reads back its node number and status. | 07+call+# |
| Query by Node | Looks up a station by its node number, and reads back its callsign and status. | 06+num |
| Profile Select | Switches to a different stored set of configuration settings (0 through 9). | B#+num |
| Listen-Only On | Inhibits transmission from RF to the Internet. | 0511 |
| Listen-Only Off | Restores normal transmission from RF to the Internet. | 0510 |
| Connect to Test Server | Connects to the Echolink test server to test the audio levels. | 9999 |
APRS
The Rome Radio Club also operates the APRS Digipeater with the SSID of W2OFQ-3. CLICK HERE for a list of packets handled via the digipeater.
For more information on our repeater or APRS please contact our technical director Louis Ciotti, K2LRV, at k2lrv@romeradioclub.com.