Dayton Amateur Radio Association

      home of W8BI

The lights are always on and the bands are open

Dayton Amateur Radio Association

      home of W8BI

The lights are always on and the bands are open

6619 Bellefontaine Rd
Dayton, OH 45424

W8BI ATV REPEATER TECHNICAL DATA SUMMARY

Location: Tower at Bellfountaine Rd Huber Heights, Ohio DARA Club site

Coordinates: 39.8479° N, 84.0992° W Grid Square: EM79wu

Elevation: 886 feet above sea level, 150 foot tower.

Transmitters: 421.250 MHz AM modulation, horizontal polarization 1258 MHz FM modulation, vertical polarization 428.000 MHz DVB-T Modulation QPSK @ 2 Mhz BW, Video PID 641, Audio PID 642 (HV310E) (DCI Interdigital filters in output lines of 421.25 MHz and 428 MHz ATV Transmitters)

Output Power – 421.250 MHz: (AM) 40 watts average 80 watts sync tip 428.000 MHz (DVB-T) 18 Watts 1258 MHz: 40 watts continuous

Transmit antennas: 421.250 MHz and 428 Mhz – Dual slot horiz. polarized 7 dBd gain (Analog and digital ATV transmissions simulcast on the same antenna) 1258 MHz – Diamond F-1230A2 vertically polarized antenna 9 dBd gain

Receivers: 144.340 MHz for F1 audio input control of touch tones 1280 MHz FM for video input 439.250 A5 Receiver (PC Electronics ATVR-4) 439.000 D2 Receiver (HiDes HV110)

Receive antennas: 144.340 MHz – Vert. polar. Hi Gain 12 dBd dual band 439.000/439.250 MHz – Horizontally polarized rib-cage antenna 1280 MHz – Diamond F-1230A2 vertically polarized antenna 9 dBd gain