The repeater was started by John N9AWQ in the early 80’s and was known as NIPSAR. In January 2008 John handed ownership of the repeater over to Dave K9XD a commercial radio tech with a Commercial Radio Telephone License (GROL) formerly 2nd class commercial endorsed for ship radar. Unlike most ham repeaters 8-7-5 is a Motorola commercial grade multi site repeater system. After nearly two years worth of work Dave has brought the system up to the next level in coverage and system performance we now have. All of our sites are backed up with emergency power so no need to worry when the weather is bad, will be on the air. Coverage can now be found from south of I-80 to the Wisconsin line and the lake to RT39 without switching repeaters. This coverage is based on a 45 watt mobile with a ¼ wave NMO mounted antenna. You can also expect excellent portable coverage in most areas. This allows for seamless wide area coverage for user’s to gather while at home or on the road. So come join us, big gun or little pistol it’s all about the DX here!