Welcome to the MRE Site on Mount Franklin

10-31-2009 Site Pictures

This site is Shared by the West Texas Repeater Association, M.A.R.I.E. and several local El Paso Amateurs

(AE5RJ & KC5EJ to name a few)

 

K5ELP

EL PASO, TEXAS

 

Pictures by Brad KA5CDJ, Sean KD6CUB  and Paul N5FAZ
 
 
The CREW

Rear Left to Right: Paul N5FAZ, Reiner AE5RJ, Sean KD6CUB and Martin WB5LJO

Front Left to Right: Mike KD9KC & Brad KA5CDJ

 
 
Looking back at the Launch Point on the Carl Wyler Tramway on the way up.
 
 
 
Departing the top of the Carl Wyler Tramway headed for the MRE Site
 
 
Looking South towards the 146.10/70 Site
 
 
Looking North towards the MRE Site
 
 
 
 
 
 
Looking back South towards the Carl Wyler Tram Site
 
 
Moving on towards the North
 
 
 
 
 
Looking back South towards the Carl Wyler Tram Site again
 
 
Back to the North the MRE Site is just coming into view
 
 
 
 
Looking back to the South you can still see the towers at the Carl Wyler Tram Site
 
 
Back to the North approaching the half mile point and the cut up to the ridge line
 
 
Another look back to the South
 
 
Going up thru the cut to the top ridge line
 
 
 
On the top of the ridge line looking West
 
 
 
And the ridge line climbs as we move further North towards the MRE Site
 
 
 
 
 
The MRE Site coming into view
 
 
Looking South from one of the high points on the ridge line
 
 
 
Moving on North, Almost there
 
 
 

Some views to the South as we made our way on the last of the ridge line approaching the MRE Site

 
 
 
 
Back to the North, notice the shear drop on the right
 
 
 
 
Another View to the South at the MRE Site fence line
 
 
That's the Amateur Repeater room on the left UNDER the MRE Building
 
 
The new guard rail down to our Repeater Room, Courtesy of the M.A.R.I.E. Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moving inside, Reiner's (AE5RJ) 443.575/147.160 Repeater
 
 
 
 
The Southwest corner of the room
 
 
The 147.200 Mega-Link Machine
 
 
 
 
 
 
The KC5EJ 220 Mhz. Machine
 
 
 
The K5ELP 145.010 Packet Machine
 
 
Moving back outside some views to the North from the MRE Site
 
 
 
The MRE folks have been doing a lot of Feed line/Grounding cleanup
 
 
 
The Towers that we're on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From the platform 2/3's of the way up the tower
 
 
From the platform looking a bit further South
 
 
From the platform looking almost due South
 
 
From the platform looking up at the remainder of the tower
 
 
 
Departing the MRE Site
 
 
 
The Commercial Radio & TV Broadcast Tower
 
 
 
 
Heading out the MRE Site gate returning to the Carl Wyler Tram Site to the South
 
 
 
 
 
Looking back North towards the MRE Site
 
 
 
Moving back South again, Approaching the cut
 
 
 

Down off the ridge line thru the cut and still headed South, Carl Wyler Site in the background

 
 
 
A rest stop and time for team member and group pictures
 
 
Mike KD9KC
 
 
Brad KA5CDJ
 
 
Sean KD6CUB
 
 
Reiner AE5RJ
 
 
Paul N5FAZ
 
 
Martin WB5LJO
 
 

Rear Left to Right: Paul N5FAZ, Reiner AE5RJ, Sean KD6CUB and Martin WB5LJO

Front Left to Right: Mike KD9KC & Brad KA5CDJ

 
 
Back on the Carl Wyler Tram and our ride down
 
 
 
 
 
Back down & in the parking lot
 

 

 

 

                

 

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