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Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club W3QV Jim Spencer Memorial Repeater

147.030mhz (Offset +) :: PL Tone 91.5 :: Allstar Node 47970 :: EchoLink W3QV-R

Yaesu System Fusion (WiresX connected) 444.800mhz UHF

NEW REPEATER INPUT: Lawrenceville, NJ

The wait is over! After extensive planning and discussion, I am thrilled to announce that our Lawrenceville, NJ remote input is officially on the air!

The Board voted a unanimous "YES" for this major capital improvement, and the results are already speaking for themselves. Located on the giant tower near the Quakerbridge Mall, our new antenna is sitting pretty at 465 feet. The coverage is absolutely amazing.

This new site replaces the Bucks County input that went silent last year, filling a crucial gap in our system.

What this means for you: If you can hear our 2M 147.03 repeater, you can talk on it!

We now have three robust ways to access the system:

RF/Roxborough: PL 91.5
Delaware County Input: PL 100.0
The NEW Lawrenceville Input: PL 88.5

A massive round of applause to Jeff, WN3A, for his hard work in making this a reality for our club.

Get on the air and give it a try!

Rich, AA3RC President, Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club

Please note we're currently updating this page with all the latest info as of September 2024; check back for updates!

The Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club has had repeaters in some form since 1969, starting with a 10-meter AM repeater on 29.493.2. You can find more historical info on our previous repeaters by visitng www.phil-mont.org/repeaters/history.

For more information about Jim Spencer, click here

Current Configuration

As of August 2024, the Phil-Mont repeaters are made up of:

2 Meter Repeater
Allstar-based controller on a Raspberry Pi
2 amplifiers (one main and one backup)
New Duplexer cans as of 2021

70cm Fusion Repeater
Yaesu Fusion Repeater

Antennas
Primary: 20’ Stationmaster 2 meter antenna
Backup: 10’ Sinclair 2 meter dipole

The repeaters and antennas are located in the Roxborough Antenna farm, in Roxborough, PA. You know all those antenna towers you see when drving on Ridge Ave or the Schukyll Expressway? Those towers!

Alternative Inputs

To expand the listening coverage of the repeater, we offer two additional inputs in addition to the main antennas in Roxborough:

Delaware County Input:
147.030mhz, PL Tone 100.0 (Courtesy of MARC Club and Dennis K3DS/WB3JOE)

Lawrenceville, NJ Input:
147.030mhz, PL Tone 88.5 (Courtesy of Jeff WN3A)

Simplex

The club has an official "simplex" frequency of 147.510 with a PL tone of 91.5 for simplex use.

Nets

Phil-Mont hosts a variety of weekly NETs, including our weekday Drive-Time net from 5pm-6pm Eastern Time.

Click here for a list of current nets

History

You can find more historical info on our previous repeaters by visitng www.phil-mont.org/history/repeaters/.
You can also find a technical description of our previous repeater configuration at this page

Links and Further Info

Namesake; For more information about Jim Spencer, click here
Allstar Link: www.allstarlink.org
Echolink: www.echolink.org
Ham Voip: https://hamvoip.org
Repeaterbook: https://www.repeaterbook.com

Apps for Mobile Devices
Repeater Phone (Allstar and Echolink support for Apple/IOS)

DV Switch (Allstar support for Android Devices)

Page Updated 9-4-2024