Trustee: The KC2ELX repeater is operated by the Jefferson County Radio Amateur Club, Inc., P.O. Box 523, Brownville, New York  13615.  The JCRAC is incorporated in the state of New York and is a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.

Availability: The KC2ELX repeater is open and available to all licensed radio amateurs for both casual and emergency communications.

Location: The repeater is located on Hilltop Towers, 113 West Main Street, Watertown, NY  13601.  We have contracted with the Watertown Housing Authority to use the building for our repeater site.  The move was made on Monday, April 18, 2005.  The installation team included (KC2GWT) Paul Barben, (KB2UQV) Cliff Moorhead, (KB2SVQ) Nelson LaBarge Jr., (KC2JNL) Sam Surace, and (WA2VQD) Steve Gunn.

Signal reports regarding how coverage is in different areas are always appreciated.

Equipment Setup:

Using the Repeater: We are using the frequency 146.760 MHz with a minus offset.  A PL tone of 151.4 Hz is necessary to access the repeater only when conditions warrant the activation of the tone squelch.  Those marketing consumer grade amateur radio equipment such as Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Alinco, etc. usually refer to the PL tone as CTCSS in their manuals, which stands for Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System.  This is because PL, or "Private Line",  is a Motorola trademark.

Remember, to cut down on interference, we sometimes use the 151.4 Hz PL (CTCSS) tone on the club's repeater.  Please program your radio accordingly.  Thank you.