TXK node site
CALLSIGN: TXK:KD5RCA-4
SPONSOR: Four States Amateur Radio Club
TRUSTEE: Four States Amateur Radio Club - Ray Sanders, KF4EOC
CUSTODIAN: Ed Hasley, KB5RYP
SITE: Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, TX - courtesy of: Wadley Health Systems
EQUIPMENT: MFJ 1270C and a Midland 70-336A Commercial VHF radio (30 watts)
ANTENNA: Ringo Ranger II VHF antenna
POWER: Pyramid power supply with a backup generator for the whole site.
ERECTED: This is the original site of the TXK01/TXK07 nodes put up around 19?? which served as a link between Arkansas and Texas/Louisiana packet systems. The node 01 node was changed to TXK and added to the APN in February 2002. The 07 node (1270C & Regency XL-2000) was also changed over to X1J4 and kept as a reserve unit.
COMMENTS: This nodesite will serve as a secondary node to link users in the Texarkana area to the Arkansas Packet Network through SAR and SWA.