The new UHF repeater at 444.925+ (114.8 PL) is up and running! It's linked to the rest of the HandiHam network, as well as the EchoLink conference server. When I was mobile this afternoon, I reached it from here in Plymouth -- though not very well, judging by a signal report from W7SS. So I switched over to the VHF 145.450 link and continued the QSO. While that was in progress, N0BVE (Don) jumped in to correct me by saying that the new repeater was not in Bloomington (as the listing states). For the time being, this new .925 machine is in Chaska and it seems that the Bloomington .325 remains linked as always.
There wasn't time to get further information from Don, but there was already a UHF repeater in Chaska linked to the HandiHam network on the SNP (Shared Non-Protected) 443.000+ (100.0 PL). I'm unable to bring that repeater up, so maybe the new 444.925 is taking its place.
With the Chaska SNP repeater apparently down, you should feel free to give N0YNT's (Matt) 443.000+ (118.8 PL) machine a try. While it's not currently linked, it has good coverage.
EDIT: the 443.000+ repeater operated by N0YNT has been taken down to make room for a DMR repeater.
The SNP frequencies are kind of like a co-ordination "limbo" for those that want to test a repeater or operate one without the 150 mile protection radius. The MRC makes sure that no two repeaters are on the same pair within 150 miles of another, in order to minimise interference. Multiple repeaters can operate on an SNP pair (hence, "Shared"), but without this 150-mile radius (hence, "Non-Protected"). In order to make sure that these repeaters don't interfere with each other, CTCSS (PL) tones are required for SNP pairs.
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