Webmaster's note 08/15/09:
This site will be updated over the next couple of months
to reflect a large number of changes and
improvements recently made to the W5DFW repeater system,
and the connection of the N5UA 442.975 repeater
to the system.

Automatic International Radio Relay Station

10m HF FM Repeater


Talk Radio

W5DFW 29.66 MHz FM

Retransmitting Signals From Around the Globe


Located in

The Great State of Texas
in

The United States of America

under authority of the

Federal Communications Commission

Sponsored by:

The DFW Remote Base Association, W5DFW





SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

INPUT FREQUENCY: 29.56 MHz
OUTPUT FREQUENCY: 29.66 MHz
TYPE OF SYSTEM: Split site


RECEIVE SITE
LOCATION: Central Tarrant County (Fort Worth)
RF EQUIPMENT: Motorola Micor Receiver with EF Johnson Transmitter
10m ANTENNA: DB Products DB-212-1 Folded Dipole Side Tower Mount
CONTROLLER: SCOM 5K


 TRANSMITTER SITE
LOCATION: North Tarrant County (Fort Worth)
RF EQUIPMENT: 1985 GE Mastr II Base Station Lo-Lo Split
TRANSMITTER ERP: 350 WATTS CONTINUOUS DUTY
10m ANTENNA: DB Products DB-201 Ground Plane
CONTROLLER: SCOM 5K

DISTANCE BETWEEN SITES: c. 15 miles


DEFAULT MODE (normal): Carrier squelch

PL MODE: Tone=192.8Hz


This system locally serves the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area.

 

Who Built This System?

DFW RBA's Chief Technical Officer and Legal Counsel

Charles "Chuck" Adams, N5UN



 http://www.XANADUU.COM/

Chuck rebuilt both the receive site and transmitter site radios (top to bottom) and "stretched" the dB Products antennas to operate on the appropriate frequencies. Thank you Chuck!

Where Did The 350 Watt GE Mastr II Base Station Transmitter Come From?

Thanks to

Jim McClellan, N5MIJ

Who is the Official DFW RBA Mascot ?

Callsign: Y0DA

AKA

"Sniffer"

CARL NOBLITT, N5CN