AzRepeaters.Net has been upgraded to PmWiki Version 2.1.27
2 June 2008 - After a couple years of using a very stable version of PmWiki, we realized that it was time to upgrade it to the latest stable version. The older version has been backed up, so if there is any problem, it will be caught, but, this newer version should allow the inclusion of Google maps and other neat features that can be added to PmWiki.
New D-Star And ATV Pages Added for the the state
Dec 2007 - More info being updated and added all the time, now we have a ATV page by Bil K1ATV with local frequencies and info. A new “D-Star” page is being worked on now and should be done by the end of the year. Also I have started linking the repeater listings here to the Google maps on K5EHX web page for a better map of our repeaters here in Az.
New areas added for traveling outside the state
17 August 2007 — New links to the “Repeater Maps” page were added to include travel areas like the Border States. Now travelers and visitors can find repeater coverage outside the state of Arizona along the Utah & Nevada border. Soon we will be adding California & New Mexico. Before you take that road trip visit AzRepeaters.net for all your repeater coverage needs while traveling outside the state.
DNS Server Changes
2 May April 2007 — The Website has been updated so that AzRepeaters.Net stays in your browser’s location bar. Please update your link to our site. Thank You, Brooks Kelley, AzRepeaters.Net Webmaster.
Upcoming Equipment Changes
2 July 2006 — I am anticipating changing equipment over to a complete Cisco Router and Switch sometime this month. Although the equipment is well documentated, the DSL service I am using is not. So, there could be an outage during the week of a few hours while I convince the DSLAM to talk to my new ADSL router. In theory, it should only take a few minutes. But, theories are not always valid. The goal is to give a unique IP Address to the site with a better construction of the Apache server’s virtual hosting features. This will allow me to add an RSS feed to the site allowing you find out about updates on a daily basis as they come in. It should also allow the addition, I hope, of podcasts if someone is willing.
Dave has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the site up to date. I can’t thank him enough. But, if you are in the outlying communities around the state that have not seen an update for a long time, get in touch with me and I will let you know or Dave will let you know how you can update your county yourself. Thank You, Brooks Kelley, webmaster of AzRepeaters.Net
Lots and lots of Updates
28 January 2006 — We have updated the favicon.ico you see in the location bar. My sense of humor is that you will see that the A is using the University of Arizona colors and the R is using the Arizona State University colors. Of course, the A is on top of the R. What can I say, I went to the University of Arizona, so my priorities are straight since the University of Arizona did come first before ASU. BTW, did I mention that I graduated from the University of Arizona in 1984. And to think I included that other teams colors. What was I thinking?
Anyway, here is a bigger image of what you see. 
Dave has been doing updates on the pages. Lots of UNKNOWNS are out there. But, little by little, we are getting the latest information to you. I expect 2006 to be the year that we have not only the best list of active repeaters on hand, but a whole list of new features added including a BLOG, Repeater Reports, and, maybe, club pages.
This year you will start to see many hams take ownership of this site and improve it with their skill and knowledge. It will be a kind of online Hamfest. ( Hey, if you have an idea, you can run with it too! )
Already I am seeing more activity in the last month as some of the hams visiting the site have discovered the ease that they can update the site without my help.
While I may not use a repeater, I am online most of the day talking to computers all around the country. I know the value of protocols and the importance of the latest information.
Thank you for keeping this site up to date. --- Brooks Kelley, AzRepeaters.Net Webmaster
Domain Transfer in the Works
8 January 2006 — At this time, we are working on transfering the domain to a DNS referal company who will give us better access to many state of the art features we need to improve AzRepeaters.Net.
For example, if the main site goes down, we can change in minutes the site to a new location while equipment gets repaired. Under the old company, it would take three days to update the DNS links to AzRepeaters.Net.
Also amoung these new features will be the ability to parse out sub-domains which can then be linked to clubs in the state thus giving them the ability to add content solely in their control and on their equipment.
And lastly, there will be the ability to have unlimited email address forwards. So, if you would like to become a contributing editor on this site, you can have your own email address such as PimaCountyEditor@azrepeaters.net.
Our goal is to make AzRepeaters.Net the best damn repeater site in the world. Not only that, but to make it easy to contribute too.
We have added a new Guestbook
Tom, my late brother, had as nearly a clean computer as I do ( in other words, full of crap ). I cannot find the password for the old Guestbook site in any of his files, so I just added a different one.
Anyway, go to our new guestbook and sign it today.
BTW, my next major project will be to move this onto a hosting company so it will be better able to serve these pages. Right now, it is on my home server and it has been known to go down.
We Have Gone WIKI!
This means that if you find an error on our site, you can correct it yourself!
Better Yet, you can change your repeater location, delete it, add one, or even update it!
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Even better, you can use this sites search feature to locate
a repeater by frequency, county, or whatever you can dream up
Founder Passes Away, But AzRepeaters Goes On
22 August 2005 — As many of you already know, Thomas Lee Kelley passed away in a tragic automobile accident on March 12th, 2004.
One of the first things the officer told me who covered the accident scene was that many of the papers strewn about the car were about repeaters in Arizona.
From my early days, I remember my brother’s fond love of Ham radio. Many times, he tried to talk me into getting an amateur radio license too.
In fact, shortly after creating this website, Tom talked to me about how I could use repeaters to link my laptop to the web and surf from anywhere in the state.
He was so proud to have made a difference in the lives of Hams in the state of Arizona. But I recognize my limited knowledge of the subject Tom loved so well.
It is not that I don’t understand the technology, but that I am more at home at the computer and love networking them to do extra-ordinary things. In a sense, that is what repeaters do too.
As a living tribute to his memory and passion, I have taken the time to keep this site alive because I believe it was a worthwhile dream of my brother.
By changing this site to a Wiki, I have found a means of letting experts change what they know well without having to go through me. Especially since the items in the tables for each county are mostly greek to me. So with it now being a Wiki site, it lets me be a part of his cherished memory for a long time to come without interfering with the quality of the information.
Thank you for your support and encouragement. I hope you enjoy your new site…
- Brooks KelleyA+ Certified Linux+ CertifiedAnd Brother of one of the founders, Thomas Lee