# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../../../../../_schema/ssrf-lite-0.10.0.schema.json $schema: "../../../../../../_schema/ssrf-lite-0.10.0.schema.json" ssrf_lite_version: "0.10.0" ssrf_lite: sources: - name: "RepeaterBook - N9BBM Repeater, Chicago, IL (reviewed 2025-10-12)" url: "https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/location_search.php?state_id=17&type=city&loc=Chicago" accessed: "2026-09-09" organizations: - id: org_n9bbm name: "N9BBM Chicago Loop Repeater (Nate Russell, N9BBM)" locations: - id: loc_chicago_wbbm_studio name: "Chicago - WBBM-TV (CBS) Studio rooftop, the Loop (approx)" lat: 41.8832 lon: -87.6285 stations: - id: stn_n9bbm_440 call_sign: "N9BBM" organization_id: org_n9bbm location_id: loc_chicago_wbbm_studio service: "amateur" antennas: - id: ant_n9bbm_440 station_id: stn_n9bbm_440 name: "WBBM-TV Rooftop Antenna" gain_dbi: null height_agl_m: null height_amsl_m: null # rx = repeater downlink (what you hear), tx = uplink (what you send) rf_chains: - id: chain_n9bbm_440_fm station_id: stn_n9bbm_440 antenna_id: ant_n9bbm_440 tx: freq_mhz: 441.900 emission: "16K0F3E" bandwidth_khz: 25 rx: freq_mhz: 446.900 # +5.000 MHz input mode: type: "FM" ctcss_rx_hz: 100.0 ctcss_tx_hz: 100.0 notes: >- Open repeater, all licensed amateurs welcome. Privately owned and operated by Nate Russell, N9BBM, from the WBBM-TV studio rooftop. Roughly 5 mi coverage radius over the Chicago Loop. Weekly net Sundays at 19:00 America/Chicago. authorizations: - id: auth_fcc_amateur authority: "FCC" service: "amateur" class: "Technician or higher" identifier: null notes: "Transmit requires US amateur license. Open access to all licensed operators." assignments: - id: asgn_n9bbm_440_fm short_name: "N9BBM" channel_name: "N9BBM 441.90" rf_chain_id: chain_n9bbm_440_fm usage: "repeater" authorization_id: auth_fcc_amateur