South Georgia's Amateur Radio Emergency Service Linked Repeater System

 

      The Tall Pines Intertie or (TPI) is a system that involves the linking of several individual Amateur Radio service repeater systems into one large unified system.  TPI utilizes UHF frequencies to link member repeaters together through a HUB repeater located in South Central Georgia.

 

       Purpose:  To enhance not-for-profit Emergency, Skywarn, and general Amateur Radio communications in the immediate South Georgia region.

 

       Provides:  excellent coverage of a good portion of South Central Georgia area and good usable coverage into surrounding regions.  TPI gives users that are operating with handheld and mobile radios coverage abilities they have never had before.

 

 The South Georgia Radio Association (SGRA) directly sponsors the TPI Linking System and two other (WR4SG) repeater systems.  Other Amateur Radio groups or individual Amateur Radio operators sponsor the remainder of member repeater systems on the system.