Based upon the success of our Cabbage Hill GMRS experiment, it was decided to commission a second GMRS repeater on our Weston Mt site. This would provide coverage into Milton-Freewater, along with the Walla Walla Valley, and the Tri-Cities area in eastern Washington.

Location	Weston Mt Oregon, Just off OR-204
Frequency	462.650MHz
Offset	Positive 5.0MHz
DCS	073
Mode	FM
Repeater Make/Model	Kenwood TKR-850
Elevation	3,000 ft
Antenna	DB408-B
Antenna Height	45 ft
Control Operators	Mike Gemelke, WRCY420 Lynn Wilson, WRYF803

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This repeater belongs to a long-time member of the WMDA who’s help in building this system over the years has been invaluable. So when he lost his long time site where this repeater was prior to relocating to Cabbage Hill, it was a no brainer to move his machine into the W7NEO Cabbage Hill site.

Location	Cabbage Hill (I84 20 miles E of Pendleton near the weigh station)
Frequency	224.56MHz
Offset	Negative 1.6MHz
PL	118.8Hz
Mode	FM
Repeater Make/Model	Bridgecom
Elevation	3562 ft
Antenna
Antenna Height	15 ft
Control Operators	Mike Gemelke, N7NKT

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This intially began as an experiment brought about by the urging of some local Ham Operators in order to provide much needed GMRS repeater coverage in the area. It was originally agreed upon to go with a three-month probationary period to see how it would work out. It’s been almost three years now without any problems. That said, it would appear that the “experiment” has been a success.

Location	Cabbage Hill (I84 20 miles E of Pendleton near the weigh station)
Frequency	462.625MHz
Offset	Positive 5.0MHz
PL	131.8Hz
Mode	FM
Repeater Make/Model	Kenwood TKR-850
Elevation	3562 ft
Antenna	Commspec DB408L
Antenna Height	45 ft
Control Operators	Lynn Wilson, WRYF803 Mike Gemelke, WRCY420

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W7NEO Cabbage Hill Digital Repeater 444.975

The “Cabbage Hill 975” repeater is our adopted site. It was previously part of another club and that club disbanded. It later went completely off the air due to equipment failure. We replaced the old analog repeater which had been off the air for a number of years with a new Fusion repeater and placed it back on the air as part of our C4FM digital voice system.

Location	Cabbage Hill (I84 20 miles E of Pendleton near the weigh station)
Frequency	444.975MHz
Offset	Positive 5MHz
PL Tone
Linking	WiresX to NE-Oregon Room (40289)
Mode	C4FM Fusion
Repeater Make/Model	Yaesu DR-2X
Elevation	3562 ft
Antenna	Super Station Master
Antenna Height	34 ft
Control Operator Lynn Wilson (K7LW)

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W7NEO Weston Mountain Digital Repeater 147.040

The Original Weston Mountain repeater not only was the first of the system, it marked the very beginning of the system, and is what eventually gave our little group it’s name.

Location	Weston Mountain (above Weston, OR)
Frequency	147.040MHz
Offset	Positive 0.6MHz
PL Tone	None
Linking	WiresX to NE-Oregon Room (40289)
Mode	C4FM/Yaesu Digital Fusion ONLY
Repeater Make/Model	Yaesu DR-2X
Elevation	2950 ft
Antenna	Sinclair SC246
Antenna Height	35 ft
Control Operator Lynn Wilson (K7LW)

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W7NEO Weston Mountain Analog Repeater 441.700

The analog repeater on Weston Mountain was originally setup for a couple of local UPS drivers so they could talk to one another as they were returning back to their home bases. Both have since retired, with one now a silent key. Since that time it has become a local mainstay for many local Hams to use and enjoy. Additionally, because of its excellent coverage, it is used as a backup for the Walla Walla Emergency Communications folks. Currently this repeater is connected to our remaining analog repeaters via AllStar. All this helps to provide a valuable resource to our local Ham community for those that either haven’t the ability or the desire to explore digital voice communications.

If you aren’t familiar with AllStar, you can find out more here.

Location	Weston Mountain (above Weston, OR)
Frequency	441.700MHz
Offset	Positive 5MHz
PL Tone	131.8Hz
Linking	Allstar
Mode	FM Analog
Repeater Make/Model	Kenwood NXR-810
Elevation	2950 ft
Antenna	Super Station Master
Antenna Height	35 ft
Control Operator Lynn Wilson (K7LW)

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W7NEO Cabbage Hill Analog Repeater 146.880

The “Cabbage Hill 88” repeater is our adopted site. It was previously part of another club which has since disbanded. It later went completely off the air due to equipment failure, and remained off the air for over three years. We replaced the failed repeater with a new, and much improved repeater thereby putting the repeater back on the air. The local history of this repeater spans just over forty years, so the renovation of this site was particularly important to us. It is also linked to our other analog repeaters via Allstar.

If you aren’t familiar with AllStar, you can find out more here.

Location	Cabbage Hill (I84 20 miles E of Pendleton near the weigh station)
Frequency	146.880MHz
Offset	Negative 0.6MHz
DCS	073
Linking	Allstar
Mode	FM
Repeater Make/Model	Kenwood NXR-710
Elevation	3562 ft
Antenna	Sinclair SC246
Antenna Height	45 ft
Control Operators Lynn Wilson (K7LW) PRIMARY Emery Heintz (KE7YX) Mike Gemelke (N7NKT)

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