Washington County ARC Expands 2M Repeater & Winlink Packet Gateway Network

The Washington County Amateur Radio Club (WA3COM) has announced the successful installation of new repeater equipment atop Scenery Hill in Washington County. The upgraded 146.790 MHz repeater features enhanced receiver sensitivity and emergency battery backup.

In addition to voice upgrades, WA3COM deployed a dual-port VHF Winlink Packet RMS gateway on 145.090 MHz, giving emergency communicators in Washington, Fayette, and Greene counties direct access to email-over-radio emergency digital communications.

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