W7AOR, LAS VEGAS, NV.

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W7AOR,KENT B JOHNSON, 395 PEACEFUL ST., LAS VEGAS NV 89110, USA

W7AOR's Picture/QSL Card

Email:  W7AOR@Hotmail.com
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA IRLP

Node 321 installed March 22, 2001 Node 329 installed September 15, 2001 Reflector Node 925 installed December 12, 2001

NODE TECHNICAL DETAILS

Computers: AMD 350 and 450 MHz, 128 M RAM, 2G HD, 3 COM network card, Full time super broad band wireless internet connection (Greater than 7Millon bits per sec). Redhat 6.2 OS. Sound Blaster 16 and AWE 64. The computers are dedicated to the IRLP for its sole use 24 hours a day.

IRLP NODE EQUIPMENT

Node 321 uses a Maratrac-Maxtrac Hybrid turned down to 60 watts into Comet 9.8 dB vertical at 40 feet. One additional 9.8 dB Comet at 25 feet is used as a receive antenna. The receiver has a Angle Linear 18 dB preamp. The Node 321 repeater frequency is 447.000 (-) MHz PL 100.0 Hz

Node 329 uses a GE VMS 16 channel 35 watts remote base into a 16 dB 13 element beam capable of bringing IRLP to selected VHF simplex and local repeaters.

The repeater and remote is open, but control of nodes is restricted to a limited number of the Las Vegas IRLP users group control operators and visiting IRLP control operators.

REPEATER AND REMOTE BASE LOCATION AND COVERAGE

The repeater and remote is located in node owners home 15 miles East of the Strip in foot hills of Frenchman Mountain.

UHF repeater coverage is to the California state line to the South on I-15 and the I-15/US 93 turn off to the North and Indian Springs on US 95 to the West. Thus the maximum range is about 45 miles. Talking into the IRLP with a HT from the Las Vegas Strip hotel rooms may be expected.

VHF coverage is dependent on the remote base frequency. It can be local simplex on 146.520, 146,580, 146.460 or can interface with local repeaters providing various coverage. The 146.880 PL 100 repeater is southern end of the Intermountain Intertie providing linked VHF repeater coverage from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City, UT; Boise, ID.; Rock Springs, WY; and Bozeman, MT. See map of the intertie at http://www.ussc.com/~uvhfs/snowlink.html

THE LAS VEGAS REFLECTOR NODE 925

The Las Vegas Reflector (Node 925)is a server that allows for multi node connections. The internet connection is very high bandwidth, three times more than a T1. The server computer runs at 400 MHz with 128M RAM. The OS is Red Hat 6.2. One of the other Las Vegas Nodes 321 or 329 is normally connected to the reflector to provide a path into Las Vegas repeaters or simplex frequencies.

UPDATE 11/19/2002

Current Uses Of The W7AOR Western Reflector 925X

9250 Calling and QSO, Weekly AMSAT Beginners Net Wednesday 7 P.M. PST

9251   Calling and QSO

9252   Calling and QSO

9253  California Special Activities and  Emergency Services
           Nightly Orange County Night Owl Trivia Net 11 P.M PST.
           Ham Radio Newcomers Net Friday 7 P.M. PST
             Visitors welcome to both nets.

9254  Hawaii–Pacific Rim Linking, Special Activities and     
Emergency Services Hawaii Au Au Net Friday 9 P.M. PST Visitors welcome


9255 Arizona Linking, Special Activities and Emergency Services
         Visitors welcome

9256 Utah Linking, Special Activities and Emergency Services Sinbad Desert Radio Club Net Tuesday 8 P.M. MST Visitors welcome

9257 Nevada Linking, Special Activities and Emergency Services

9258 GSM

9259 GSM

IRLP NODES 321, 329 AND 925 ARE SPONSORED BY:

Kent B. Johnson 395 Peaceful Street Las Vegas, NV 89110 Phone (702) 452-4412 Fax (702) 452-9039 E-Mail: W7AOR@hotmail.com

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W7GSF, GEORGE AND WIFE SANDY

GEORGE TALKS TO OMAHA IRLP ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THANKS GEORGE FOR THE PHOTO.

HI JIM, WE HAVE LIVED IN LAS VEGAS FOR 17 YEARS. MOVED HERE FROM MISSION, KANSAS.

WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN, AND 4 GRANDCHILDREN

ESPECIALLY ENJOY WORKING THE IRLP.

I AM A CONTROL OP FOR W7AOR IN LAS VEGAS.

WE ENJOY  GARDENING - FISHING - HIKING.

73 GEORGE AND SANDY

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UPDATE 1/23/2003
From: "Kent B. Johnson" <w7aor@hotmail.com> To: <irlp@ilrp.net>; <owners@irlp.net>; <irlp@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:51 PM Subject: [irlp] CURRENT USES OF THE W7AOR WESTERN REFLECTOR 925X CHANNELS 0 - 9 > CURRENT USES OF THE W7AOR WESTERN REFLECTOR 925X CHANNELS 0 - 9 > > You are welcome on any of the Western Reflector channels. The scheduled > activies are listed below. However, Public Service activities and emergency > traffic have priority over casual traffic on any channel. If a controlled > net is in progress follow the direction of the net control station. > > Channels > > Channel 0 (Main Channel) - 9250 Calling and QSO > > Weekly International AMSAT Beginners Net Wednesday 7 P.M. PST > > Channel 1 - 9251 Calling and QSO > > Channel 2 - 9252 Calling and QSO > > NASA Audio Feed active during Shuttle Missions and Space Station activities. > Contact Chris N6ICW@arrl.net with questions or commnets. > > Channel 3 - 9253 California > > California Special Activities and Emergency Services > Nightly Orange County Night Owl Trivia Net 11 P.M. PST. > Ham Radio Newcomers Net Friday 7 P.M. PST > Visitors welcome to both nets. > > Channel 4 - 9254 Hawaii-Pacific Rim > > Linking, Special Activities and Emergency Services > Hawaii Au Au Net Friday 9 P.M. PST Visitors welcome > > Channel 5 - 9255 Arizona > > This channel will be utilized for coordination of Near Space Helium balloon > launches carrying amateur radio television and cross band FM repeaters, an > amateur radio swap net, and for in-state emergency communications nets. > Ham Swap Net - Every Thursday evening, starting December 12th 2002, except > holidays > Start Time: 1900 MST / 1800 PST / 0200 UTC (Friday). See > http://www.ne7x.com/IRLP_swapnet.htm > All welcome. > > Channel 6 - 9256 Utah > > Sin-Bad Net Tuesday 8PM MST Visitors welcome. > > Channel 7 - 9257 Nevada and Idaho > > Linking, Special Activities and Emergency Services > > Channel 8 - 9258 GSM > > Channel 9 - 9259 GSM > > Channel Coordinators > > Please contact myself or the appropriate of the Channel Coordinators by > e-mail if you want to add a net or any other significant special events so > schedules may be published. They will be assigned to a non-zero channel so > that we can keep 9250 available for calling and general rag chew. > > 9252 Chris, N6ICW nodes 3470 and 7650 chris@n6icw.org > > 9253 Ernie, W6KAP, w6kap@arrl.net and Shorty, K6JSI, k6jsi@winsystem .org > > 9254 Carter, KH6FV and Jack KH6DQ nodes 3720 and 3080, > KH6FV@hawaii.rr.com . > > 9255 Tom, NE7X, node 5430 in Chandler, Arizona, NE7X@aol.com > > 9256 Bret WX7Y nodes 3270, 3280 Castledale, UT bmills@ecso.com, and > Dave WA7GIE node 5620 Salt Lake City, UT dave@tcem.org > > The Western Reflector Owner W7AOR has given the above indicated Channel > Coordinators the ability to block and unblock nodes as the means to remove a > node casuing a problem. Additonally, N7USX Dennis, K6ADS Andy, K0CPU Larry > and KL7M Dave monitor the Western Reflector and have node lock out > authority. It is important to keep the channel free of a problem that may > degrade reflector performance. The most common reason for a lockout is: > 1-excessive hangtimes; 2-pulsebacks; 3-locked COS; 4-persistent IDs; and > 5-local interference. If a node owner is locked out, he(she) receives an > e-mail that is automatically generated by the lock out software and is asked > to provide the immediate fix and the long term corrective action (training, > a PL or whatever) that will prevent future occurrences of the problem, then > e-mail the individual who applied the lock out with a copy to > problems@irlp.net and state the immediate and long term corrective action. > The node will be un blocked if the response is satisfactory. > > Western Reflector Operating Procedures > > These operating procedures are provided help assure your enjoyment of the > Western Reflector. Please pause for three seconds before talking upon > connecting to any Western Reflector channel to allow the audio streams to > reach your node, and to make sure a QSO is not in progress, before you start > talking. Pause between transmissions to allow others into QSOs and key up > for a long second so others will have chance to hear all other. Quick keying > is not the sign of a good reflector user. > > Keep Channel 0 (9250) available for calling and general multi-node rag chews > and round robins. Node operators are encouraged to move off channel 0 > whenever a node-to-node discussion or multi-node discussion becomes an > extended discussion (more than 10 - 15 minutes) of any topic. > > Thanks > Kent W7AOR > > > > Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc. > http://www.narri.org > > >
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