LIT59/LIT50 node site
CALLSIGN: LIT59:W5DI-4 -- LIT50:W5DI-6
SPONSOR: Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Net (C.A.R.E.N.)
TRUSTEE: Richard Freeling, W5TIZ
CUSTODIAN: John Williams, KD5RQK - kd5rqk@arrl.net
and Gordon Miller, K5GEM - gordonm@earthcorp.com
SITE: C.A.R.E.N. Club's tower site on Mt. Shinall, west of Little Rock
EQUIPMENT: MFJ-1270 TNC, MFJ-1270B TNC, Kenwood TM-261 (50 watts), GE Mastr Exec II 6m radio (60 watts), homemade 6 cavity VHF duplexers (to share antenna with APRS digi)
ANTENNAS: Diamond X500 dual-band 2m/440 antenna at 90 feet fed with 1/2 inch heliax and a 6m Ringo.
POWER: bank of 12v batteries on a charger
ERECTED: This is the site of the former LIT01/02 nodestack that was shut down. It was converted over to X1J4 and switched to current frequencies in 1999.
COMMENTS: This is an excellent site elevation wise, although there is a great amount of stray RF to deal with. The old 145.01 frequency had to be abandoned due to a 20db/S9 intermod signal. This site can cover most of central Arkansas and the 6m node is a prime linking point for other nodes. The APRS digi LTROCK shares the equipment rack and antenna with the 2m node and utilizes the duplexers in the bottom of the cabinet to do so.
