https://vps.dcara.net/wiki/ 2026-04-18T15:50:33-05:00 https://vps.dcara.net/wiki/ https://vps.dcara.net/wiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2018-01-07T01:18:22-05:00 https://vps.dcara.net/wiki/doku.php?id=site:rosston:145.49&rev=1515309502&do=diff 145.49 Repeater Operating Parameters * Callsign: WD5U * 145.49MHz * -600KHz Offset * PL 85.4Hz (TX & RX) * 20w transmit power The Rosston 145.49MHz repeater is a wide-area VHF repeater that covers most of the metroplex and some parts of southern Oklahoma. The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth uses this repeater for spotter reports during severe weather events. text/html 2018-01-12T22:19:48-05:00 https://vps.dcara.net/wiki/doku.php?id=site:rosston:224.2&rev=1515817188&do=diff 224.2 Repeater The KE5GDB 224.2MHz (pl110.9) repeater likely has the largest coverage area of all 220 repeaters in Texas with the antenna at 1500' AGL. The repeater consists of a pair of Motorola CDM1550 radios, a 100 watt Henry amplifier, CX-333 antenna, and a Raspberry Pi running Allstar as a repeater controller. In addition, the Pi drives a Kenwood TM-V71a Remote Base. text/html 2018-01-31T08:53:38-05:00 https://vps.dcara.net/wiki/doku.php?id=site:rosston:440.6875&rev=1517410418&do=diff 440.6875 DMR Repeater The Rosston Tower is home to a UHF DMR repeater. The repeater operates on 440.6875 +5MHz CC1. It is a member of LonestarNet, and carries the DFW Metro and Texas Statewide talkgroups. Talkgroup Configuration TimeslotNameTalkgroup text/html 2018-11-10T21:29:50-05:00 https://vps.dcara.net/wiki/doku.php?id=site:rosston:pi&rev=1541906990&do=diff Camera Pi A Raspberry Pi with a Pi Camera is mounted on a west-facing mast on the 1500' platform. Hardware The hardware consists of a Raspberry Pi 3 and a version 1 Pi Camera. The Pi and camera are mounted in a PVC electrical junction box with a hole drilled in the lid for the camera. The system is powered via Power Over Ethernet, and internally regulates the 24v POE to 5v for the Pi.