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FUND RAISER for Manhattan Repeater

The K-Link Repeater System is getting ready to add a 440 repeater to serve Manhattan and all of Riley County in support of Skywarn/WARN operations.  Please support our efforts by donating whatever amount you can.  You may mail checks to NØUJQ or click on the 'Make a Donation' buttons to the left. 

New Link: Minneapolis 147.225+ (118.8) KSØLNK-R

Saturday August 23, 2008 - The Minneapolis 225 repeater has been interfaced to the SCOM controller.  It can be linked into the 444.850 repeater, and hence the rest of the system, by entering 225.  The link can be disabled by entering 224.

K-Link Repeater System 10th anniversary

Saturday August 16, 2008 marks the anniversary of ten years of K-Link, which was named by repeater owners and users that attended a special meeting at the Salina Hamfest in 1998.  Our Saturday evening ARES net had 54 checkins, which was a record number for our  nets.  Thanks!

Repair:  Minneapolis 147.225+ (118.8) KSØLNK-R

Saturday August 16, 2008 - The repeater is back on the air.  The antenna was moved to the top of the tower to eliminate the blind spot to the southeast, and new heliax jumpers installed top and bottom.  Give this repeater a try.  It will soon be wired to the controller with the capability to be linked to 444.850.  Feel free to make a donation if you can to help offset the cost of hiring the tower climber.  (He did a good job!)  The following people were present to assist:  NØUJQ, WBØSRP, NØWSZ, KDØDRU, KDØDRS, KDØDRT

Repair:  Minneapolis 444.850+ (162.2) KSØLNK-R

Tuesday August 12, 2008 - The repeater was down for 1 hour while Justin NØUJQ replaced the PA which was in the early stages of failing.  The replacement PA was set to 75 watts and the repeater returned to service.

New Link:  McPherson 444.600+ (110.9) NØSGK-R

Friday August 8, 2008 - Chance Cooper N5NIQ, Shawn White NØSGK, Justin Reed NØUJQ, and Gerald Pelnar WDØFYF were on site to install the 440 link antenna and re-install the 444.600 repeater.  It's great to have this repeater linked in once again to provide coverage from Salina to Hutchinson and Newton.

Busted:  Minneapolis 147.225+ KS0LNK

Thursday May 29, 2008 - We took a lightning strike on the tower that blew up the receiver preamp.  Later we found that it also caused an open or short at the top of the feedline.  I will be hiring a tower climber to fix this problem.  For the time being, Minneapolis 225 is off the air. 

New Echolink Node:  #382015 - KS0LNK-R Minneapolis 444.850+ (162.2)

Saturday April 26, 2008 - Echolink got a good trial run on the night of Thursday April 24 when a supercell moved east across Mitchell and Cloud counties producing a tornado.  The Echolink remote base antenna has been mounted and the server/link radio has been put onto a UPS backup system that will keep Echolink running through minor power line blips and outages lasting 15 minutes or so.

New Repeater (old frequency):  Minneapolis 147.225+ (118.8) KSØLNK-R

Saturday April 12, 2008 - The "new" GE Mastr II repeater has been installed and is operational at it's site 8 miles west of Minneapolis.  It's is open for all amateurs to use but requires PL tone 118.8 to access. 

New Repeater (temporary):  Manhattan 147.225+ (114.8) KSØLNK-R

Sunday March 16, 2008 - This new repeater is linked to K-Link via the Clay Center 442.750 repeater.  The primary coverage area is within the city limits of Manhattan.  It's secondary (mobile) coverage will reach out toward Junction City.  It is generally not usable on I-70 except for a small segment.  This repeater is open for all amateurs to use but requires PL tone 114.8 to access.  Mobiles and base stations using this repeater should take precautions to avoid interference to the Minneapolis 147.225+ repeater, such as using low power when possible and avoiding attempts to access the Manhattan 225 repeater from west of K-15 highway.  This repeater fills in our coverage gap in Manhattan until we get a permanent 440 repeater installed in this area.

New Repeater:  Clay Center 442.750+ (118.8)  NØXRM-R

November 24, 2007 - This repeater offers about 30 mile radius mobile coverage centered in Clay county.  It is linked to K-Link via the Minneapolis 444.850 repeater.