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WELCOME!!

The NC9RS Repeater system is an OPEN system for all HAMS! It is to promote the use of the 902-928 Amateur Band thru 900 MHz repeaters linked throughout Northern California and Nevada.

We promote "rag chewing" related to Amateur Radio! Talk as much as you want about DX chasing,your latest amplifier project,repeater project,antenna project, VHF/UHF/MW weak signal projects etc!

We DO NOT want to hear about your financial woes, political ideals, physical ailments, why your neighbor doesn't like you, why you don't like him etc! (unless it's because of your antennas!)

Sometimes it's OK to talk about wine, redheads and classic cars!..hi hi.

In short, this is a group of experimenters, DX Chasers, enthusiasts and a few "clowns". NOT gossip hounds!

The callsign of all the repeaters on the system is NC9RS/R, except for the repeaters on the system not owned by the club.

Things we are looking for...

ALLSTAR Node Equipment.

Since we have converted to Allstar from Echolink, some equipment is required...

This includes old computers (1G Proc speed or faster).

USB Interfaces such as the DMK URI

420 (403-430 split) Radios such as Maxtrac, Radius or CDM. Also, any of the UHF GM300's, Radius M10, M120 or M130 with the last three numbers of the model number 3AA or 1AA. The "AA" is insignificant. Just interested in the "3" or "1". NO "4" or "2" models!

The system is run entirely on donation$, so if you feel generou$, we prefer Paypal!!

(-: Make your donation$ HERE :-)

Questions, comments and gripes to

nc9rs@comcast.net

NC9RS Repeater list. The "Fab Five"

1.El Dorado Hills 927.0125 (-25) pl 100.0 1400'

2.Bay Area 927.6500 (D) pl 131.8 1700'

3.Fresno (moved!) 927.6625 (D) pl 146.2 3700'

4.Corning (Solar) 927.6375 (D) pl 123.0 4000'

5.Tahoe 927.6750 (D) pl 156.7 7800'

6.Stockton (old location, new freq) 927.2625 (D) PL 114.8 300'

7.Mt Allison(Sunol) 927.6875 (D)* pl 77 2650'

8.Sonora (Old Stockton freq) 927.6125 (D) pl 107.2 4200'

9.Reno/Carson 927.0125 (-25) pl 88.5 9700'

10.Bishop,CA 927.0125 (-25) pl 100 (same as Sac) 10,800'

11.Ridgecrest,CA 927.0125 (-25) pl 88.5 (Same as Reno) 2400'

13.Santa Cruz NEW! 927.6375 (D) PL 123 (Same as Corning) 2000'

Santa Cruz is not installed yet, but should be up and linked in by Feb/Mar 2014!

---->Other Repeaters on the System<----

6.Mt Vaca KI6SSF 927.3375 (D) pl 162.2 2500'

12.Mt Defiance,OR.(NEW!)927.1625 (-25) pl 151.4 5000'

-----> More repeaters coming soon!! <-----

Auburn KI6SSF 927.2625 (D) pl 114.8 2100'

Coos Bay, Or 927.0125(-25) pl 100.0 (Same as Sacramento)

(-25) = Standard -25MHz offset ONLY. NO dual input receiver.

(D) = DUAL -25MHz AND 902.0125 receiver inputs.

Please use .0125 as the Main input if possible to these machines.

The -25MHz input is usually turned off unless someone has a radio incapable of odd splits.

On the air!

Construction underway!

In planning stages only.

After doing some frequency and Part-15 tests, I have determined that the Part-15 trash is EVERYWHERE! Even in the most rural locations! Because of this, most all of the repeaters on the system will be running 902.0125 for an input frequency. The Pl's will all be different. Some, will have "dual inputs" meaning you can use the 902.0125 or the standard 25 MHz offset input. ALL repeaters will have TX PL.

Because of the links and the scanning receivers at some sites, please wait a minimum of 1 second after keying the mic to allow time for all the links to come up.

SACRAMENTO (EDH)

View from just below site.

The Sacramento machine is located just East of the Sacramento/El Dorado county line at 1400'. The repeater runs about 30W to the antenna, a Scala OGB9-900 9dbd 900 MHz omni antenna. It is built from a Motorola Maxtrac receiver and a Motorola GTX transmitter running 1.3W into a surplus cellular amp with 50W output, thru a surplus cellular duplexer and BPF. Also running an N6CA (Angle Linear) 13db preamp resulting in a 0.17uV sensitivity at the antenna port! Mobile coverage is I-80 West to Benecia, I-5 South to Modesto, I-5 North to Corning and US-50 East to Pollock Pines. I-80 coverage East of Auburn is spotty.

BAY AREA (Oakland)

The Bay Area machine is located above the Caldecott Tunnel at about 1700'. Power is standard about 30W to a 8.5dbd 3deg downtilt antenna to keep the signal out of the valley. It has excellent coverage of the entire Bay area and Concord, Walnut Creek and surrounding areas. There is significant interference on the 902.65 input, so if your radio is capable of non-standard splits, we suggest you use the 902.0125 input. Both are 131.8 pl.

FRESNO

The Fresno machine is now located at about 3700' on Joaquin Ridge. Configuration is standard at about 30W to a 9dbd antenna and should cover hwy 99 from just south of Stockton to around Tipton. Hwy 5 from around Patterson to Kettleman City. There are some gaps around Santa Nela. It can also be worked easily from points along HWY 58 between Tehachapi and Bakersfield.

The repeater is up and running and linked in!

TAHOE

The Tahoe machine is at 8700' at Echo Summit and overlooks the entire Tahoe Basin. It even get's into parts of Carson City also! HWY 50 coverage is fair from Kyburz into Meyers and all around the lake.

CORNING

View from site

The Corning machine is located at about 4000'el West of Corning. Configuration is about 15W into a 9dbd antenna and covers from about Arbuckle north to Shasta! There is a reduced coverage area between the north end of Red Bluff and Anderson. This is a SOLAR powered site, that's why the low output power. In the near future, we may raise the antenna and power to get better coverage North of Red Bluff.

** SUNOL (Mt. Allison)**

The Sunol site is located at 2650' on Mt. Allison just East of Milpitas. Thanks to all that helped getting this location! The Sunol machine will cover the Livermore/ Pleasanton area and the 680 corridor from just south of Danville to Fremont and the South Bay area into San Jose and south possibly as far as Gilroy! Pictures coming soon!

** Mt. Vaca **

Thanks to Tim, KI6SSF, who has dedicated some time and equipment, there is now a machine on Mt. Vaca! The machine is located on the Eastern slope of the hill so there is no coverage West of the hill. It does improve the coverage in the Vacaville area and up the 505 corridor. It is on 927.3375 with the standard "dual" inputs of 902.3375 and 902.0125. PL of 162.2.

Bishop.....On The Air!

It is located in the Bishop Amateur Radio Club's building on Silver Peak at 10,800'. Coverage is along US 395 from around Lone Pine north to Mammoth. It should cover to various locations into parts of NW Nevada such as spots along US 95 near Goldfield. The repeater is linked into the rest of the NC9RS system via Echolink as the RF path is just too far and would create much more maintenance! Freq and PL is the same as Sacramento.

Special thanks to all at the Bishop ARC for their help in getting this one on the air!

NOTE: The Bishop repeater transmits PL only when there is something on the input, in other words, there is NO PL on the repeater's tail. If you are using an HT, you must have the Monitor ON (little speaker displayed on the front) in order to hear the tail come back after a "kerchunk".

Ridgecrest..On The Air!!

This is a low level machine covering the town of Ridgecrest, Ca and a short section of US395, HWY 178 and HWY 14 in the Indian Wells Valley. If a better mountaintop site in the area can be found, it will be moved. Freq and PL is the same as Reno. It has excellent coverage in the valley and North almost to Olancha! This is tied to the rest of the system via Echolink.

Sonora (Old Stockton Freq)

The Stockton repeater has been moved!!

It is now on Cedar Ridge at 4400' above Sonora.

Coverage South of Stockton will be much improved all the way to Madera and beyond!

Coverage along I-5 should be HT from north of Coalinga all the way to the 580 split!

There may be some rough spots along 99 north of Stockton and around Lodi, but the Sacramento repeater covers that area well.

Pictures to come later!

RENO

View from 9700' looking toward downtown Reno

Kinda hard to tell what you're looking at, but it is downtown Reno on the left and Sparks around the center.The Reno machine is on 927.0125 with PL of 88.5. Same as Ridgecrest. It has a panel antenna facing NE with about a 200° pattern.

The computer plots show the coverage should be all of Reno and most of Carson City, US395 from Reno to north of Topaz and East as far as Fallon! Can't wait for some reports out there!

Salinas-Monterey

The building lease is not being renewed and it is in need of a good home!

If anyone has contacts on Fremont Peak or Mt. Toro, please contact us!

We have a valid link for the area now and it can be tied in!

Thanks..

Stockton (Old location, new frequency)

When the new Stockton repeater was turned on up at Sonora, it was discovered that there was a blocked area and downtown Stockton and Lodi were not well covered. The old Stockton repeater was still in place, just functioned off. It was reprogrammed with a frequency pair reserved for Auburn but that repeater has not materialized and we decided to use that freq since it is already programmed into many radios labeled as "Auburn". It covers all of Stockton and Lodi quite easily! Like all NC9RS repeaters, the input freq is 902.0125.

The Link HUB

Looking East from the main link HUB's antenna with the Tahoe Repeater in the distance.

The Reno Repeater is over the mountains just to the left of the antenna.

The first link hub is located at about 4600'el West of Kyburz along HWY 50 and is nothing more than a point to tie the repeaters together. Site is up and running and ready for the other repeaters to be linked in! Later, this may also include another 900 rptr to cover the gaps between Sacramento and Tahoe.

We are planning on a second HUB near Patterson that will improve the link between the new Fresno location and the rest of the system. Hopefully in the spring!

2nd Link HUB

This is now active and being used for the Fresno machine.

It is at 4400' above Sonora and is LOS with a lot of the coastal range including Mt. Toro, Fremont Pk, Mt. San Benito and a lot of others!

nc9rs@comcast.net

Trustees and officers:

KJ6KO Greg

WA6KTK Steve

WA6ZKY Gordy

KA6NBC Rich

KF6PGT Alan

Special thanks to the following for donations, repeater sites, equipment and time!.......

WA6KTK, WA6ZKY, W6JEX, KA6NBC, KM6QJ, KI6SSF, W6OMF(sk), N6JV, N6GKJ, N6GAZ, KF6PGT, K1YQP, K6QG, K6XN, KC6ZWT, WZ6X, W6FI, N6YCK, N6DUK, K6STS, K6NC, K6ER, K5TRA, KC6APE, W6WWA, WB6WTM, WA6EWV, W6TOD, N6SSB, W6AFM, K6YK, W6BY, W6NIT, WE6R, K6EL(sk), N6AJR, N6OV, KQ7DX, N6ICW, K6ZWZ, N7ROJ, WB6WQF and anyone else I may have forgotten!

Yes, we have a sense of humor!

In order to get around the PART-15 interference issues, we have decided to make ALL the NC9RS repeaters operate using the SAME input freq. of 902.0125. Each repeater will have a different PL. I know this is not standard offset, but we have no choice with the interference problems higher in the band. Because many people run radios that will not do the odd splits, I have put a "scanning" receiver on some of the repeaters so they will have both the 902.0125 input AND the standard 25 MHz offset input also. These repeaters have a "D" beside them in the list below. Unfortunately, the ISP interference will still be bad on the "standard" input.

NOTE: When possible, we try to duplicate channels to avoid having to reprogram radios whenever a new repeater comes up. As a couple examples, Ridgecrest and Reno are identical, Bishop and Sacramento are identical and Hollister and Corning will be identical.

Complete list of 900 repeaters in Northern CA.from NARCC

!!PLUS!!

î Current list of "Actual" Active í Northern California 900 repeaters at the bottom of this page!!

ì updated 01/02/11 ë

The "upside down" antenna at the Oakland site. It was mounted this way as it has 3deg of electrical "uptilt".

The Future??

Current plans!

A "real" working list of actual on air 900 repeaters in Northern California as of 10/13

CALL OUTPUT INPUT PL/DPL AREA

*NC9RS 927.0125 902.0125 100 SACRAMENTO & BISHOP

*NC9RS 927.6125 902.0125.,6125 107.2 SONORA (Old Stockton Freq)

*NC9RS 927.2625 902.0125/ 2625 114.8 STOCKTON (New Freq)

*NC9RS 927.650 902.0125/.650 131.8 SF BAY AREA (Oakland)

*NC9RS 927.6625 902.0125/.6625 146.2 CENTRAL VALLEY (Fresno)

*NC9RS 927.6375 902.0125/.6375 123 NORTH VALLEY (Corning)

*NC9RS 927.675 902.0125/.675 156.7 TAHOE BASIN

*NC9RS 927.6875 902.0125/.6875 77 SOUTH BAY/LIVERMORE (Sunol)

*NC9RS 927.0125 902.0125 88.5 RENO/CARSON & Ridgecrest

*KI6SSF (NC9RS) 927.3375 902.0125/.3375 162.2 WEST SAC VALLEY (Vaca)

*W6SRR 927.1875 902.0125 94.8 Sunol Ridge

* LINKED ON THE NC9RS SYSTEM

PLEASE USE 902.0125 AS THE INPUT ON ALL NC9RS CHANNELS IF POSSIBLE!

The -25MHZ inputs are not always active.

Other 900 Repeaters Usually Linked to the System.

K5TRA-R 4 repeaters around Austin, TX

1. 927.1125 (D432) Lago Vista, TX

2. 927.1250 (103.5) SW Austin

3. 927.1375 (131.8) N.Central Austin

4. 927.1626 (151.4) S Austin

KW7HAM-R 2 K5TRA repeaters around Portland

1. 927.1375 (131.8) Larch Mountain, Washington

2. 927.1875 (151.4) Downtown Portland

WB0YRG-R 2 repeaters around Kansas City

1. 927.1125 (186.2) Downtown Kansas City

2. 927.4875 (131.8) S Kansas City

N6EX-R 2 WB6ZSU repeaters S California

1. 927.1375 (D411) Newport Beach, CA

2. 927.1500 (D411) Pasadena, CA

NB7C-L 2 repeaters W Idaho

1. 927.1125 (D432) Boise, ID

2. 927.1250 (103.5) Payette, ID

Other NORCAL Repeaters

WE6R+ 927.975 902.975 DPL 606 Monterey

KJ6VU 927.8625 902.8625 DPL 023 SAN JOSE AREA

*WI6H MixMode ANA/P25 927.9625 902.1375 pl 141.3/TXN 141,RXN 293 CUPERTINO

*WI6H Mix Mode Ana/P25 927.8875 902.1375 pl 173.8/TXN173,RXN293 Sutro Tower

*WI6H Mix Mode ANA/P25 927.9875 902.1375 127.3/NAC 293 Analog and P25! Bay Area

*KG6UYZ 927.950 902.0375 DPL 311 SALINAS/MONTEREY

*N6TBQ 927.900 902.0375 DPL 411/ P25 NAC is 293 LOMA PRIETA

*W6MOW 927.925 902.0375 DPL 205 Santa Cruz (Planned, not on air)

*W6JSO (ex W6REB) 927.2875 902.0375 DPL 423 Monterey

*KG6NRI 927.0375 902.0375 DPL 606 Pacific Grove

*K6DND 927.9125 902.050 167.9 LOS GATOS

N6NMZ 927.150 902.150 156.7 LOS GATOS

K6ZRX 927.400 902.400 192.8 American Canyon

N6SSB 927.575 902.575 100 Oakland

WB6JKV 927.400 902.400 114.8 Pacifica

N6IMS 927.700 902.700 114.8 Pacifica

* TRI COUNTY LINKED SYSTEM

* NOTE THE INPUT FREQ vs OUTPUT!

W6RD 927.100 902.100 100 MT OSO (STOCKTON)

K6RDJ 927.150 902.150 100 MT BULLION (MERCED)

W6RD 927.225 902.225 100 CALAVERAS

W6KCS 927.0625 902.0625 167.9 VACAVILLE

WV6F 927.0875 902.0875 127.3 VACAVILLE

WA6JQV 927.0375 902.0375 100 VACAVILLE

N6ICW 927.050 902.050 77 VACAVILLE/SAC (NO TX PL!)

K6ZWZ 927.2375 902.2375 127.3 RESCUE/ EL DORADO CO

N6AMG** 927.1125 902.1125 100 MT DIABLO

****N6AMG Destroyed in fire 2013. Replacement ready for install! Should be soon!!

NA6DF 927.775 902.775 77 AUBURN

K6YC 927.850 902.850 123 GEORGETOWN

K6LNK 927.175 902.175 DPL 023 Calaveras (CARLA)

K6LNK 927.175 902.175 100 Oakland (CARLA)

KK6JP 927.125 902.125 107.2 Redding

WB6ASU 927.075 902.075 100 CALAVERAS

N6NMZ 927.150 902.150 136.5 Auburn

N6NMZ 927.1375 902.1375 77 Grass Valley

N7ROJ 927.0875 902.0875 114.8 Reno,NV "Nugget"

N6VRC MixMode ANA/P25 927.050 902.050 141.3/NAC 29A Analog/P25 Fresno

W6JPU 927.0375 902.0375 100 Clovis/Fresno

K6VAU 927.0625 902.0625 141.3 Auberry/Fresno

K6RET 927.1250 902.1250 DPL 125 Bakersfield

** Closed system, but open to 6m/HF DX Chasers and EME operators. NO RAGCHEWING!!

SIMPLEX CHANNELS! 927.500 and sometimes 927.600.

BOTH with a 100.0 PL to eliminate the Part-15 Trash!

NOTE: There is a "National Simplex Channel" of 927.500 with a 151.4 PL

High Mojave Desert 900 Channels

927.0250 MHz 110.9 Hz PL WA6VVC Tehachapi, CA "Mt. Cam Nine"

927.8875 MHz 110.9 Hz PL WA6VVC Rosamond, CA "Desert Nine" Subject to change due to ISM

927.0375 MHz 110.9 Hz PL WA6VVC Emergency Trailer "HUTT"

927.0625 MHz 110.9 Hz PL WB6VIX Ridgecrest, CA "Ridge Nine"

927.2250 MHz 141.3 Hz PL KB6BZZ Wrightwood, CA

Just got these Desert/Las Vegas/S. Nevada/ AZ channels in!...

Please let me know if any of these are not "really" there or have changed.

927.0375 (-25 MHz) KB6XN Low Potosi PL 141.3 LINK

927.1125 (-25 MHz) N3TOY Base of Frenchman Mtn DPL 432 IRLP link

927.1375 (-25 MHz) WB6EGR North West Las Vegas DPL 411 Allstar/IRLP

927.1875 (-25 MHz) N7OK Base of Sunrise Mtn, nr Hollywood PL 151.4

927.2500 (-25 MHz) KB6XN Angel's Peak PL 114.8 LINK*

927.2875 (-25 MHz) N7OK Frenchman Mountain PL 151.4

927.3125 (-25 MHz) KB6XN Opal Mtn (near Nelson) DPL 606 LINK*

927.3375 (-25 MHz) N9CZV Angel's Peak PL 151.4

927.4250 (-25 MHz) WB9STH Spring Valley PL 82.5 Allstar/IRLP

927.4625 (-25 MHz) N7OK Beacon Hill Glendale/Overton PL 151.4 LINK*

927.5250 (-25 MHz) N7ZEV High Potosi PL 127.3

927.5500 (-25 MHz) KC6NKK Barstow PL 100 (WIN System)

927.5750 (-25 MHz) K7EET White Hills AZ (nr Hoover Dam) PL 151.4

927.5875 (-25 MHz) KG7SS Apex Mountain PL 131.8

927.6625 (-25 MHz) N7SGV Angel's Peak DPL 606 linked ARES/RACES

927.6750 (-25 MHz) N6JFO Apex Mountain PL 82.5

927.8875 (-25 MHz) KB6XN Christmas Tree Pass DPL 606 LINK*

927.9125 (-25 MHz) KB6XN High Potosi DPL 606

* NOTE: 927.2500/3125/3875/4625/8875 repeaters all linked full-time

Here are some "real" SoCAL/ LA/OC area channels..

N6OCS 927.1250 902.1250 103.5 Santiago Peak

N6EX 927.1375 902.1375 D411 Signal Peak

N6EX 927.1500 902.1500 D411 Pasadena

KD6WDY 927.1750 902.1750 123.0 Dana Point

K6LRB 927.6625 902.6625 D606 Palos Verdes

K6LRB 927.6875 902.6875 D606 Palos Verdes

KR6AL 927.9375 902.9375 D311 Catalina Island

W6DMV 927.9625 902.9625 100.0 Pasadena

XE2K 927.0250 902.0250 100.0 Mexicali

WB6TNF 927.8375 902.8375 162.2 Simi Valley/LA Basin

LET ME KNOW IF I MISSED ANY!

View from Oakland repeater site.....the Oakland Bay Bridge, downtown San Francisco, Alcatraz and the Golden Gate.

Special thanks to Bob, WA6JQV for the help with tons of "stuff" for the system!!! Also N6NMZ for the hub antenna!! Also the Bishop Amateur Radio Club for the use of their building and John WB6WQF for generous computer donations for Allstar!!

Thanks to Tom, N6MVT of the CARLA Radio system and K6JKL for the help with the Oakland and Sonora sites and other assistance!

This web page is designed for widescreen monitors at 1440 X 900.

View from the site at nearly 11,000' looking West to Northwest. Bishop is in the lower left and the snowstorm in the distance is over Lake Crowley and the Mammoth area.

It was June, and yes...it did snow on us. Temp was in the low 30s!

Stockton Repeater Moved!

The Stockton repeater has been moved to a better location above Sonora! The coverage South of Stockton is MUCH better! North Stockton and Lodi may suffer a bit, but along I-5 should MUCH better! Special thanks to K6JKL!

The old Stockton repeater is still in place and may be retuned to a new freq soon to cover the downtown Stockton/Lodi area.

WAIT FOR THE BEEP!!

There are now 12 repeaters on the system! It takes at least ONE SECOND for them all to come up, so PLEASE. key the mic, wait one second, then begin talking. ALSO... wait for the beep, ANY BEEP, after someone is done speaking BEFORE you key up! If you don't, this can cause some links to drop and other people on the system may not hear you or "DOUBLE" with you.

ALSO, since there is an additional second or two delay on the Allstar repeaters, pause once in a while to see if anyone on the Allstar repeaters wants to chime in on a conversation!

There is NO need to wait for carriers to drop before speaking. .....Thanks

Why or what is the "Fab Five"?

Well, originally we thought it would be a neat idea to have FIVE repeaters in Northern California linked together....and the intent was to stop there. We didn't stop! We can't stop!! It's a disease!!

hi hi

System Plans For This Summer!

..Install the new Santa Cruz Repeater! Just need to inspect the site and get an internet connection established for the link!

....Start on the New Coos Bay, Oregon repeater and Allstar computer. Site has been established and repeater building will commence soon!

....Up to the Corning repeater to make repairs on the tower, add a new 24V solar system to run the site up to full power and possibly raise the antenna for better coverage in the area between Redding and Anderson.

....If time allows, install better filtering on the Reno repeater's link radio.

Technical Stuff

System Info and News

NC9RS now has a Yahoo Group! To join this group, go here..

We post ebay deals on 900 radio equip and lots of other info! Join today!

Due to the spammers, we now must moderate this group, so be patient! You will get approved!

Travelling??

These repeaters are usually connected to the system!

K5TRA-R 4 repeaters around Austin, TX

927.1125 (D432) Lago Vista, TX

927.1250 (103.5) SW Austin

927.1375 (131.8) N.Central Austin

927.1626 (151.4) S Austin

KW7HAM-R 2 repeaters near Portland

927.1375 (131.8) Larch Mountain, Wa.

927.1875 (151.4) Downtown Portland

WB0YRG-R 2 repeaters around Kansas City

927.1125 (186.2) Downtown Kansas City

927.4875 (131.8) S Kansas City

N6EX-R 2 WB6ZSU repeaters S California

927.1375 (D411) Newport Beach, CA

927.1500 (D411) Pasadena, CA

NB7C-L 2 repeaters W Idaho

927.1125 (D432) Boise, ID

927.1250 (103.5) Payette, ID

KA1EZH-R 1 repeater Attleboro, MA

927.7625 (PL 67)

Salinas Repeater Still Needs A Home

Still looking for a site to cover the Santa Cruz/Salinas/Monterey area.

A couple possibilities, but no definite sites yet!

Only need either internet access or a radio path to the East!

W6OMF SK

Very sad to announce the passing of W6OMF Larry Hogue USAF ret.

Larry was bigger than life and a great ham and excellent social coordinator for all area HAM's! I'm sure many have been to the "Grip n Grinns" at his place every Sept!

He will be missed!!

What About This New "LMS" Service?

You may have read about the new LMS Location service that was just granted the OK to operate in the 900 band by the FCC. The portion of the band they listed was just one of the many channels they have, but recently, the company that is already doing this in the SF Bay area and Dallas decided to "mimic" an actual GPS signal which requires less bandwidth and they were also kind enough to "slide" their center freq down to stay below 927.000MHz! They did not have to do this, they did it on their own to be courteous to the amateur community! We have not heard if this is permanent yet as testing is ongoing, but thanks to NextNav for this attempt to avoid interference to the HAM's! We can only hope the other company is as "HAM Friendly"!

Ridgecrest and Bishop back on line!

The Allstar computers for Ridgecrest and Bishop have been replaced and both are up and running on link again!

Still waiting on final word to move the RC machine to a high altitude site near Kernville/Lake Isabella!

The System At A Glance