The Philipsburg Amateur Radio Association is in the process of building an APRS
digipeater which will be installed at a tower site on Rockton Mountain. The
location will provide APRS coverage throughout the Clearfield County and Jefferson
County region and fill in several significant holes in existing coverage.
All the necessary equipment is on hand. A retired commercial 2-way radio will
provide the transceiver portion of the digi. A Kantronics KPC-3 Plus will be
used as the TNC. The tower site on Rockton Mountain is owned by Paul Fleming KE3DR and also
is home to the 146.390+ repeater. The call sign will be W3PHB-1.
Currently PARA member Paul W3PRL is working on programming the TNC and preparing
everything for installation at the tower site. As this project progresses more
information will be posted here.
