AllStarLink System

Repeaters
Talk to the World on 224.26
DFMA’s 220 MHz repeater on the Hillsborough tower is linked through the AllStarLink system — a network of repeaters, remote base stations, and hot spots connected via Voice over IP. Excellent audio quality, and the ability to connect with hams across the nation and beyond.

Listen on
224.260 MHz
Negative offset (−1.6 MHz)

Transmit on
222.660 MHz
Carrier squelch — no PL tone

Network
AllStarLink
Auto-connects on schedule

Location
Hillsborough Tower
DFMA — WR4AGC

How to use it
Leave a couple of seconds between transmitting and listening to allow the linking and digital systems time to sync up. The repeater auto-connects to linked nodes on a rotating schedule — check the table below to see what’s active when.
No 220 radio?
Newer Baofeng models cover this band at a very reasonable cost. Older Alinco, Yaesu, and other radios can also be found secondhand — and since our repeater is carrier squelch, they work fine even without a PL tone board.

All times Eastern.
Days Start End Node Net / Connection Location
Mon – Fri 02:00 04:00 41223 M0HOY Manchester, UK
Mon – Sat 07:00 09:00 27339 Morning Brew Wilmington, NC
Mon – Fri 09:10 12:55 47046 KG4HOT 220 MHz Charlottesville, VA
Mon – Sat 12:59 15:15 48496 Boredom Breakers Rogers County, OK
Mon – Fri 15:15 19:59 47046 KG4HOT 220 MHz Charlottesville, VA
Tue only 20:00 23:00 27339 East Coast Tech Wilmington, NC
Wed & Sun 23:00 24:00 48496 Borealis Late Night Birds Doylestown, OH
Fri only 19:00 21:00 531091 Upstate NY 220 MHz Syracuse, NY
Sat only 21:00 23:00 458800 WM9W 220 MHz Good Guys Chicago, IL

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