This morning, the problem with the link to 147.225 and 145.460 was resolved.

[7/2/2020, WA1JHK]  Sorry for the delay getting this repair done.  The coronavirus has gotten in the way of much of this work.  We now have all the materials and are preparing the hardware for installation.  Thank you for your patience.

[4/24/2020, WA1JHK]  On 4/22 at 1pm, the link from the CRA's 145.160 to the rest of the VHF Link System, 147.225 and 145.460, went off-line.  We have not been able to revive it remotely.  We are preparing the materials we need to travel to Cheyenne Mountain to repair the link.  Watch this space for status updates.

Today WA1JHK and N0LXI traveled to the club's Eldorado repeater site to replace the power amplifier on the 145.460 repeater.  The repeater is once again operating at full power.  We performed some other general site maintenance as well as installing improvements to the 447.975 repeater that we will announce later.

[Update 1/28/2019, WA1JHK] Work is continuing to get outgoing calls working from the VHF Link system repeaters on IRLP node 3990 and EchoLink node W0CRA-R.  Incoming calls are working properly. 

The node on our 447.575 Squaw Mountain repeater is off-line.  It is being repaired.

[Update 8/21/2018, WA1JHK] We recently received several reports that the VHF Echolink node, W0CRA-R, was not working properly on incoming calls.  We have resolved this issue.  Incoming calls are once again working.  Note that outgoing calls are still not working.  Investigation continues...

There is now a Colorado Repeater Association group on Facebook.  Join the group and be notified when the club posts news you should know like system status changes.  Click the link in the menu on the main web page or search for w0cra.

Because of the Conifer site move, 147.225 is now at Westcreek and its coverage is different than when it was located on Conifer Mountain.  All nets are again available on the CRA VHF Link System of 145.460, 145.160, and 147.225.

The new CRA repeater site is called Westcreek.  It is located southwest of Larkspur at 9200 feet elevation. A team of 11 hams representing the CRA, ARESDEC, and RMHam traveled to the site on Saturday 11/11/2017 to install racks, run cable, install conduit and AC outlets, install lightning protection, mount antennas and feedlines on the tower, install a UHF multicoupler/combiner and make low loss jumpers.

After 35 years, the CRA is moving from its Conifer repeater site.  Our sincere thanks to the Elk Creek Fire District for hosting us all these years while we have provided support to the community during fires, floods, blizzards, severe summer storms and other times of community need. 

The upgraded link hardware for 145.460 to link it to 147.225 and 145.160 is complete and has been installed at the club's Eldorado Mountain site.  The link is now operational.  The Eldorado Mountain repeater site with 145.460 and 447.975 provides excellent coverage of Boulder, Denver metro, and areas to the northeast.

The new hardware to put 224.980 back on the air is almost ready.  When complete, we'll be installing it at the club's Conifer Mountain site and linking it again with 147.225.