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WS2Q/R
The WS2Q repeater is owned
and maintained by the Morris County Office of Emergency Management.
| Primary use is for RACES Unit
operations, including drills, monthly RACES nets, other
regular RACES communications, and of course emergency
communications.
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| Secondary uses include SKYWARN
nets during severe weather, ARES Nets, National Traffic
System Nets, public service event nets, and periodic
American Red Cross nets.
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| At other times, the repeater is
open for general public use, including informal traffic
nets and casual conversations.
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| This
repeater can be worked using EchoLink via the WS2Q-L EchoLink
node 307328 |
Details
Output Frequency (TX): |
146.895 MHz |
Input Frequency (RX): |
146.295 MHz (-600) |
Input Tone |
151.4 Hz |
Output CTCSS |
151.4 Hz |
Location |
Mt. Freedom, NJ |
Height |
1200 ft. |
Emergency Powered |
Yes |
Trustee |
Harvey Klein, WS2Q
County Radio Officer
973-538-1768 (Home)
732-921-2608 (cell) |
Problem Reporting |
One of the County RACES staff
is usually listening, but in an emergency, call WS2Q |
Special Operating Tones
The repeater can be set to transmit special
courtesy tones to indicate the mode of operation: Currently these are
NOT being used due to EchloLink.
Tone
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Meaning |
Single beep |
Normal, non-emergency use |
Morse Code "EM" (. - - )
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Emergency - emergency traffic only;
closed for personal use.
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Morse Code "WX" ( .- - - . . -
)
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Weather emergency - limit
personal traffic; short calls only.
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Tones can be set remotely by the County RACES
staff.
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