The Chicago FM Club currently operates five repeater systems under the Club Callsign WA9ORC
The 2m, 440, and 220 North Repeaters are located in Chicago’s Near North Lakefront, at a height of 500 feet.
440 Mhz Repeater
- 443.750 + PL 114.8
- P25: NAC 293
- EchoLink: 62478 or WA9ORC-R
- Allstar: Node 555492
- Single Site MOTOROLA QUANTAR
2m Repeater
- 146.760 – PL 107.2
- P25: NAC 293
- EchoLink: 448319 or KD9YDD-R
- Allstar: Node 555491
- Single site MOTOROLA GTR 8000
220 MHz North
- 224.100 – (1.6) CTCSS 110.9
- Allstar: Node 555490
- Single site DX radio 15 W repeater
220 MHz South
- 224.180 – (1.6) CTCSS 110.9
- Single site DX radio 15 W Repeater
- Located in Worth, IL
SYSTEM FUSION
- 145.350 – DCS 072 for analog side
- Located in Park Ridge 180 Feet high, and is WIRES-X accessible.
Node Hosts
All Licensed Amatuer Radio Operators are welcome to use the CFMC Repeaters for normal station-to-station calls. If you like using them, and the people you hear… consider joining our Club.
Guidelines for Repeater Use
Repeater Trustee
Joshua Hamlett
KD9MXV
- Analog Mode is top priority at all times. Motorola P25 Users: Please use your radio in Mixed Mode to assure no one is using analog before making your call.
- It is recommended that Users with regular, non-digital radios set their radios to monitor with PL 114.8 (encode & decode). The reason for this is to make sure the loud annoying buzzing sound heard in analog when someone is using digital is muted on your end. P25 does not use a PL, it’s carrier squelch.
- Analog Users while being in encode/decode, please make sure to observe your S-Meter or Busy Indicator, to make sure there is no P25 traffic before making your call. This will make the use of this dual mode system much smoother.
- Since there is no Courtesy Beep, Make sure the system completely drops in-between transmissions.