honey pot Benton, Illinois, 146.805, KC9RFU Repeater

Benton, IL

KC9RFU
Repeater ID: 17-208

Downlink: 146.80500
Uplink: 146.20500
Offset: -0.600 MHz
Uplink Tone: 88.5
Downlink Tone: 88.5
System Fusion Enabled
DG-ID:
County: Franklin
Call: KC9RFU
Use: OPEN
Op Status: ON-AIR On-Air
Coverage: Handheld coverage for all of Rend Lake.
Wide area coverage. 30 mi radius.
Sponsor: Little Egypt Amateur Radio Society (LEARS)
Features: WX.
Emergency power equipped.
FM: Yes; analog capable: 25.0 kHz (wideband)
Notes: Meetings held on 2nd Tuesday of the month at Franklin Hospital, 6:30pm The 146.805 repeat is dual mode FM & C4FM System Fusion (NO Internet connectivity)
Nets: Mon at 20:30.
Web links: Sponsor: LEARS.
Coordination: ILRA
ILRA Record ID: 1182
Last updated: 2025-03-20
Last reviewed: 2025-03-20

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Marker
30 km
20 mi
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Date Information Updated
2021-01-29 16:26:42 I-57 coverage added.
2010-09-20 00:00:00 Southern end of Rend Lake.

Call Date Information
N9RBE 2022-08-03 Updated user supplied data
N9RBE 2021-06-21 Reported on-air.
N9RBE 2016-06-27 callsign already updated.
AB9VR 2015-09-21 Updated call, removed website
KC9RZV 2015-09-21 Added input, additional coverage, updated notes, added website and email
N9RBE 2012-09-01 On-air, coverage, ntoes, and net info.