Here's the CHEW/N7CKJ-8 Packet Node in all it's glory. The station consists of a 35 watt Motorola Micor radio, MFJ 1270C packet TNC and a TrippLite ISOBAR surge protector. The antenna is a Sinclair SRL-201 heavy duty ground plane unit. The control cable, from the radio, goes to a barrier strip where the TNC attaches. This allows the possiblity of swapping in a TNC of another manufacturer with a minimum of difficulty. Also, all power lines to the radio are individually fused.
This station has been up since about 1994. It is the primary link into northern Stevens County from the Spokane, WA area. It operates on 145.09 MHz (changed from 145.01 in 2001) at 1200 baud and is open to all users.