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Repeater Information

The W4MSI Repeater System is comprised of open repeaters located in Southwestern Kentucky. We encourage new and old amateurs alike to get on the air and enjoy the hobby that is Ham Radio. This system is part of the Allstarlink network.

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Repeater System Rules

  1. Obey all FCC rules and regulations per part 97 (FCC Rules)
  2. Always be generally courteous and respectful to all users.
  3. Only Amateurs holding a valid Technician Class or higher license allowed to transmit.
  4. No obscenity/foul language or inappropriate topics (ie. sex) allowed.
  5. No Government affiliated traffic is permitted (ie. Fire/Police/EMS/EMA/etc). This system is designed for Amateur/Ham Hobby use and is intended to be used for those purposes. If someone in an above category holds a valid license they are allowed to use the system but in an unofficial capacity (ie. cannot use the system to pass traffic pertaining to Fire/Police/EMS/EMA/etc operations) (ie. said persons can use the system to talk/chat/ragchew in general Amateur fashion with other Amateurs)
  6. Do not purposely kerchunk the repeaters or otherwise cause interference to the repeaters/system by holding dead keys or otherwise.
  7. Always properly identify your station per FCC regulations.
  8. When transmitting, key up and wait for approximately 1.5 seconds before beginning to speak to allow time for all of the linked repeaters to come up otherwise you will potentially cut off the first part of your transmission. Also, be sure to give ample time (1.5 – 2 seconds) between transmissions to allow time for all of the repeaters to drop out and give their courtesy tones and allow their Timeout Timers to reset, otherwise you will likely end up keeping the repeaters engaged and time them out.

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Linked Repeaters

Elkton, KY — W4MSI — 146.700 (-) DCS 115

Allstar 506792

Echolink W4MSI-R


Oak Grove, KY — W4MSI — 444.125 (+) DCS 122

Allstar 506791


Agnes, KY — W4RRA — 145.450 (-) PL 77.0 

Allstar 506793

Echolink W4RRA-R


Hopkinsville, KY — N1YKT — 442.650 (+) PL 192.8

AllStar 62312

Echolink N1YKT-L


Hotspots and nodes

W4MSI Bridge Hub – Allstar 506794


Use you personal ASL (AllStarLink) node to connect directly into the Todd County, KY Hub #506794 and join in with the rest of us.

Winlink RMS gateways

Elkton, KY – 145.010 – RMS Gateway: W4MSI-10 – Digipeater: W4MSI-15 — Modes: VaraFM // AX.25 Packet

Oak Grove, KY – 145.010 – RMS Gateway: KO4YES-10 – Digipeater: KO4YES-15 — Modes: VaraFM // AX.25 Packet

Hams over ip – HOIP

Extension Number: 15124

PTT Enable: *99

PTT Disable: #


Latest News

I’m excited to announce that I have my new Packet Radio Bulletin Board System (BBS) up and running. It is co-located here at the repeater site in Todd County, Kentucky. Station information is listed below. For the time being it will be VHF only but I […]
We have changed the frequency of the Winlink RMS Gateways at Elkton and Oak Grove to 145.010 Mhz. Same capabilities offered: Ax.25 Packet 1200 baud // VaraFM Elkton: W4MSI-10 callsign for the RMS Gateway on both VaraFM and PacketOak Grove: KO4YES-10 callsign for the RMS Gateway […]
We have just added new functionality/capability to the system. We now have an HoIP extension that links directly into the hub that the repeaters are connected to. For those that don’t know, HoIP (Hams Over IP) is a VoIP (Voice Over IP) system setup just for […]

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