Club Repeaters

146.860 (-) (CTCSS 114.8) / 442.500 (+) (DMR)

Light Red is 146.860- Dark Red is 442.500+
Light Red is 146.860-, Dark Red is 442.500+

The Cherryland Amateur Radio Club owns and operates two repeaters under the club’s callsign, W8TCM:

  • 146.860- (PL 114.8, Analog-only, no Digital modes)
  • 442.500+ (DMR only – no Analog)

Both repeaters are located at the WPBN tower on M-72 immediately west of Downtown Traverse City (44.7764532,-85.6841543).

Both repeaters have an online feed provided by Broadcastify.
Both repeaters are on the same stream.
The left channel is 146.86 and the right channel is 442.500.
To stream audio online from these repeaters, click here.

146.860 (-) CTCSS 114.8

The 146.860 repeater is a Motorola Quantar @ 125 Watts connected to a CAT-250 repeater controller. Connected to the link port of the CAT controller is an Allstar node.

You can view the link status here: Supermon Dashboard

It’s online as node 561470. Allstar allows us to facilitate remote connections via other Allstar nodes, Hamshack Hotline (dial 94112 to connect!), or via EchoLink (EchoLink Node ID 824031) and is searchable on most EchoLink applications as “W8TCM-R” or just W8TCM.

The repeater’s default posture is unlinked, unless linked as scheduled for Nets or SKYWARN events.

442.500 (+) DMR Repeater

The 442.500 repeater is a Digital-Only DMR system with no Analog or other modes enabled.

  • Full-time link on Time Slot 1 (TS1) to Talk Group 2416 (TG 2416) on the TGIF Network, in order to facilitate District 7 Communications in support of local events and related traffic.
  • On Time Slot 2 (TS2), a BrandMeister network connection is maintained, and is selectable via TalkGroup prioritization. You can view the list of Talk Groups available on the BrandMeister site.
  • TG9 on both Time Slots is reserved for Local-Only traffic.
  • Color-Code 1 (CC1) is in use on all connections.

Both repeaters are located at the WPBN tower on M-72 immediately west of Downtown Traverse City (44.7764532,-85.6841543).

The repeaters are housed at this location with many thanks to a very generous arrangement with CMU, WPBN/WGTU and their respective management.

( The Cherryland Amateur Radio Club is in no way affiliated with CMU, WPBN/WGTU or their respective management. )

Both repeaters have an online feed provided by Broadcastify.
Both repeaters are on the same stream.
The left channel is 146.86 and the right channel is 442.500.
To stream audio online from these repeaters, click here.

TBARG Repeaters

The Traverse Bay Amateur Radio-Emergency Group (TBARG) owns and operates repeaters as well. More information is available on their website.

TBARG REPEATER: WQSL714: 462.650 (+)  

  • GMRS repeater located at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City to support localized intercommunications during events.

TBARG REPEATER: KD8OXV: 443.3125 (+)  CURRENTLY OFF-AIR FOR REPROGRAMMING

TimeSlot 1: TGIF DMR Network
—-Talk Group 2416 – Region 7 RACES (full-time link)
TimeSlot 2: Brandmeister
—-Talk Groups function as normal Brandmeister TS2 groups

This repeater is lower-coverage / lower-range, and is also lower-powered. It is located on the West side of Traverse City. (44.7607535,-85.6521661)

Munson Medical Center Repeater: N8DMH 444.3500 (+) PL 107.2

  • Full-Time Linked to the Northern Michigan Linked Repeater Network
  • Multi-Mode System, Allows for DMR, YSF, P25, NXDN, and D-Star operation on one repeater (not simultaneously)
  • Analog has priority over digital modes.
  • Motorola MTR-2000 @ 100 Watts