‘Local’ Ham Radio Repeaters SC4ARC Radio Club / KJ6VCP (Mike) [email protected] http://www.sc4arc.org January, 2019 Bay Area Repeaters ● We have many Bay Area Repeaters ● Mostly 2M and 70CM ● A few 6M, and recently 1.25M appearing ● Plenty of activity beyond ARES and emergency services Many weekly and daily nets Sources for repeater informaton ● Repeaterbook – https://www.repeaterbook.com/ ● Northern Amateur Relay Council of California ● http://narcc.org/ ● ARRL Repeater Directory / Rfnder ($) ● http://www.arrl.org/shop/The-ARRL-Repeater-D irectory-2019/ ● http://www.rfnder.net/blog/ ● Radio Reference ● https://www.radioreference.com/ Local 2M VHF Repeaters WA6TOW 146.925 Montara Mountain KC6ULT 146.865 Pise Peak CTL95 146.805 Towne Ridge WR6HMB 147.285 Half Moon Bay N6NFI 145.230 Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association N6ZX 145.370 Kings Mountain KI6YDR 145.350 Boulder Creek K6FB 145.450 Castle Rock / Los Gatos W6SCF 146.730 La Honda WB5NVN 146.085 Portola Valley K6AIR 146.940 Los Altos Hills WB6ASD 147.285 HMB Renamed to WR6HMB WB6CKT 147.090 Belmont W6TI 147.360 Black Mountain KE6MNJ 146.625 Pescadero W6LAH 146.745 Los Altos Hills Emergency Group W6ASH 145.270 SVECS AA6BT 146.115 SVECS Local 70 cm / UHF Repeaters Name Frequency Comment WA6DQP 440.100 La Honda WA6TOW 441.075 Montara Mountain K6MPN 444.500 Redwood City N6ZX 440.450 Kings Mountain KD6KGE 442.325 pescadero K6FB 442.575 Black Mountain K6AIR 441.525 Los Altos Hills W6ASH 440.800 SVECS Local 6 M + 1.25M repeaters Name Frequency Comment W6WLS 147.180 Empire Grade N6ZX 53.640 Kings Mountain K6MPN 53.680 Redwood City K6FB 223.880 Castle Rock W6ASH 224.140 SVECS Bay-Net repeaters ● http://www.bay-net.org/ ● Linked repeaters covering the entire San Francisco Bay Area ● Also, D-Star digital repeater Echolink, and IRLP VOIP services Name Frequency Comment BayN1 443.225 Bay-net 1 BayN2 443.975 Bay-net 2 BayN4 145.390 Bay-net 4 BayN6 444.425 Bay-net 6 WB6ECE Repeaters ● http://www.wb6ece.org/ ● http://w6wls.com/ ● A network of voted and simulcast UHF Amateur Radio repeaters covering the Santa Clara Valley Section ● At Mount Toro, there is a VHF repeater on 147.270 that is linked to W6WLS and the Salinas Valley Repeater Group repeaters. WB6ECE Frequencies Name Frequency Comment WB6ECER 441.300 WB6ECE Main frequency WB6ECE1 441.300 Allison: MT Allison WB6ECE2 441.300 La Honda: Langley Hill WB6ECE3 441.300 Empire: Empire Grade WB6ECE4 441.300 Toro: Mt Toro WB6ECE5 441.300 Umunhum: Mt. Umunhum (Santa Clara County) WB6ECE6 441.300 Pineridge: Empire Grade (Santa Cruz County WB6ECEV 147.270 Mount Toro above Monterey and Salinas W6WLS 147.180 Empire Grade Chirp Files ● I have Chirp csv fles for most of these ● Don’t program everything by hand ● But, you should know how to program a repeater by hand in your radio. ● If you travel... ● Check for repeaters in advance ● Program them in advance ‘Local’ Ham Radio Repeaters SC4ARC Radio Club / KJ6VCP (Mike) [email protected] http://www.sc4arc.org January, 2019 Bay Area Repeaters ● We have many Bay Area Repeaters ● Mostly 2M and 70CM ● A few 6M, and recently 1.25M appearing ● Plenty of activity beyond ARES and emergency services Many weekly and daily nets Sources for repeater informaton ● Repeaterbook – https://www.repeaterbook.com/ ● Northern Amateur Relay Council of California ● http://narcc.org/ ● ARRL Repeater Directory / Rfnder ($) ● http://www.arrl.org/shop/The-ARRL-Repeater-D irectory-2019/ ● http://www.rfnder.net/blog/ ● Radio Reference ● https://www.radioreference.com/ Repeaterbook also has a mobile app ARRL Repeater directory / RFinder are subscriptions. They have a reputation for being out of date. Radio Reference is primarily for non-amateur frequencies used by public agencies and private companies. It has some Amateur Frequencies, primarily those used for emergency services. Most of these sources are crowd sourced, and not always 100% accurate. Local 2M VHF Repeaters WA6TOW 146.925 Montara Mountain KC6ULT 146.865 Pise Peak CTL95 146.805 Towne Ridge WR6HMB 147.285 Half Moon Bay N6NFI 145.230 Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association N6ZX 145.370 Kings Mountain KI6YDR 145.350 Boulder Creek K6FB 145.450 Castle Rock / Los Gatos W6SCF 146.730 La Honda WB5NVN 146.085 Portola Valley K6AIR 146.940 Los Altos Hills WB6ASD 147.285 HMB Renamed to WR6HMB WB6CKT 147.090 Belmont W6TI 147.360 Black Mountain KE6MNJ 146.625 Pescadero W6LAH 146.745 Los Altos Hills Emergency Group W6ASH 145.270 SVECS AA6BT 146.115 SVECS Local 70 cm / UHF Repeaters Name Frequency Comment WA6DQP 440.100 La Honda WA6TOW 441.075 Montara Mountain K6MPN 444.500 Redwood City N6ZX 440.450 Kings Mountain KD6KGE 442.325 pescadero K6FB 442.575 Black Mountain K6AIR 441.525 Los Altos Hills W6ASH 440.800 SVECS Local 6 M + 1.25M repeaters Name Frequency Comment W6WLS 147.180 Empire Grade N6ZX 53.640 Kings Mountain K6MPN 53.680 Redwood City K6FB 223.880 Castle Rock W6ASH 224.140 SVECS Bay-Net repeaters ● http://www.bay-net.org/ ● Linked repeaters covering the entire San Francisco Bay Area ● Also, D-Star digital repeater Echolink, and IRLP VOIP services Name Frequency Comment BayN1 443.225 Bay-net 1 BayN2 443.975 Bay-net 2 BayN4 145.390 Bay-net 4 BayN6 444.425 Bay-net 6 WB6ECE Repeaters ● http://www.wb6ece.org/ ● http://w6wls.com/ ● A network of voted and simulcast UHF Amateur Radio repeaters covering the Santa Clara Valley Section ● At Mount Toro, there is a VHF repeater on 147.270 that is linked to W6WLS and the Salinas Valley Repeater Group repeaters. WB6ECE Frequencies Name Frequency Comment WB6ECER 441.300 WB6ECE Main frequency WB6ECE1 441.300 Allison: MT Allison WB6ECE2 441.300 La Honda: Langley Hill WB6ECE3 441.300 Empire: Empire Grade WB6ECE4 441.300 Toro: Mt Toro WB6ECE5 441.300 Umunhum: Mt. Umunhum (Santa Clara County) WB6ECE6 441.300 Pineridge: Empire Grade (Santa Cruz County WB6ECEV 147.270 Mount Toro above Monterey and Salinas W6WLS 147.180 Empire Grade Chirp Files ● I have Chirp csv fles for most of these ● Don’t program everything by hand ● But, you should know how to program a repeater by hand in your radio. ● If you travel... ● Check for repeaters in advance ● Program them in advance .