W8BAP 146.925 Repeater - Amateur Radio Repeaters on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
The W8BAP 146.925 repeater is located near Bainbridge, Ohio, on the Farrell Hill Ridge. It is located on the second highest peak in Ohio.

Output Frequency: 146.925 MHz
Input Frequency: 146.325 MHz
PL Tone: 74.4 Hz

The site has had a number of uses over the years. It was originally the home of a microwave radar tower as part of a US Air Force Defense System. The site was known as the Bainbridge Gap Filler. The site was built in 1961, and in operation by April 1963. The site closed in December 1967. The radar tower was removed, and it was sold to the private sector in 1970. The site was known as the "Bainbridge Gap Filler, SAGE # Z-43A or P-43A

The site contained an FPS-18 radar system:
www.radomes.org/museum/equip/radarequip.php?link=fps-18.html
This system was designed and built by Bendix, was driven by a Klystron operating in the range of 2-4 GHz (15-7.5cm) , and had a range of 65 nmi.

See these links for other good information: Thanks go the folks at Radomes,org.

www.radomes.org/museum/documents/BainbridgeOHFUDSfact.html

www.radomes.org/cgi-bin/museum/aerials.cgi?key=BainbridgeOH&city=Bainbridge,%20OH

www.radomes.org/museum/equip.php

The site is currently home to the W8BAP 146.925 repeater, the KD8FJH 443.625 repeater, Paint Valley High School bus repeater, a paging system, as well as other radio equipment.

Nearby this site stood the Farrell Hill Fire Tower, which was erected in 1938. It rose to 80 feet above ground. It was dismantled on 8/18/1978 by Dean Forest Service. The MARCS tower site now where this fire tower once stood.

Repeater Call Sign: W8BAP/R Output Frequency: 147.00 Input Frequency: 146.00 Input/Output Tone: A tone is required for input, but no tone is encoded on output. Input Tone: 74.4 Output Power: 50.00 Antenna height (above average terrain): 100.00 Club Web Page: [Web Link] Output Tone: Not listed IRLP: Not Listed IRLP Node ID: Not listed Echolink: Not Listed Echolink Node Number: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Not ham operator: Obtain geographical proximity to repeater site and post relevant picture with log. CAUTION: Observe posted KEEP OUT signs to prevent exposure to high levels of RF emissions. Do not climb towers. Do not trespass.

Ham operator: Complete a QSO on the repeater. Requirements: Your call, the other station's call, signal report from other station, your location relative to repeater (GPS coordinates, or bearing/distance), transmit power.

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