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Amateur & Citizen Bands:
CB 27 MHz HF
10 meter 29 MHz HF (1 repeater)
6 meter 50-54 MHz VHF (2 repeaters)
2 meter 144-148 MHz VHF (15 repeaters)
1¼ meter 222-225 MHz VHF (5 repeaters)
FRS, GMRS 462-467 MHz UHF
70-cm 420-450 MHz UHF (22 repeaters)
25-cm 1.24-1.3 GHz UHF (5 repeaters)
Note: Some of the repeaters may only be active during search and rescue operations.
Pacific Crest Trail Repeater Guide at qsl.net
| Freq. | PL | Location | Notes (*tested locations in small print) |
| 146.850- |
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Lake Tahoe |
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| 146.640- |
131.8 |
Truckee |
Placer S&R repeater
*Spring south of Tinker Knob
*Benson Hut at Anderson Peak
*Crest just north of Old Hwy 40
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| 147.150+ |
123.0 |
Mt. Rose (Reno - SATERN) |
*Dicks Lake spur trail
*Phipps Creek (1/2 scale)
*Barker Pass (also 147.060)
*Ridgeline north of Twin Peaks (bottom Map K6)
*Five Lakes Creek
*Spring south of Tinker Knob
*Benson Hut at Anderson Peak
*Crest just north of Old Hwy 40
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| L:
Interstate 80 to Highway 49 |
| 146.640- |
131.8 |
Truckee |
Placer S&R repeater
*Paradise Valley (1/2 scale) & White Rock Creeks
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| 147.150+ |
123.0 |
Mt. Rose (Reno) |
*Grubb Hut
*Paradise Valley & White Rock Creeks
*Summit Lake (1/2 scale)
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| 145.470- |
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Quincy (Mt. Huff/Hough?) |
*Grubb Hut
*Paradise Valley & White Rock Creeks
*Summit Lake
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Repeaters in the Tahoe and Sierra Foothills Area
| Rptr Out | Rptr In | P.L.
tone | Call / Remarks | Site / Sponsor |
Source: Carson Valley Radio Club (CVRC)
From: Sacramento Valley Open Repeaters at www.n6icw.org/localrpt.htm 2004
| Output | Tone | Location | Call | Organization |
| 145.310 | 144.710 | 123 | WA6FWU | ALDER HILL, WA6FWU |
| 145.27 | 156.7 | Auburn | KD6MTF | Placer County SAR links to 146.640 |
| 223.86 | 100 | Auburn | K6ARR | Sierra Foothills ARC |
| 444.6 | 192.8 | Auburn | N6NMZ | |
| 146.625 | 151.4 | Grass Valley | WB4YJT | CDF VIP-NYP |
| 147.015 | 151.4 | Grass Valley | W6DD | Nevada County ARC |
| 147.195 | 123 | Sacramento | N6ICW | links to Lake Tahoe 145.150 |
| SAR - Search and Rescue |
| 146.64 | 131.8 | Donner Summit | W6SAR | Placer County SAR links to 145.270 |
| 146.745 | 156.7 | Foresthill | N6PYF | Placer County SAR |
From Humboldt County Amateur Radio Web Site KF6AAQ a/o Aug. '05 dated Feb. 2002
Note: Search & Rescue (SAR) repeaters may only be active during an active SAR.
| Rptr Out | Rptr In | P.L.
tone | Call / Remarks | Site / Sponsor |
| 145.310 | 144.710 | 123 | WA6FWU | ALDER HILL, WA6FWU |
| 441.750 | 446.750 | 123 | W6XN | ALDER HILL, YOP HLLS |
| 440.925 | 445.925 | | KH8AF | Alpine Meadows, |
| 146.850 | 146.250 | 123 | W6CSP | ANGELS ROOST, Tahoe ARA (TARA) |
| 1285.000 | 1273.000 | 123 | N3KD | Glenbrook, N3KD |
| 443.050 | 448.050 | 162.2 | WB6ALS | Glenshire, WB6ALS |
| 444.525 | 449.525 | 107.2 | WB6TMS | Homewood, Sonoma Mt. RS |
| 440.850 | 445.850 | 100 | NU7Y | Incline Village, NU7Y |
| 442.025 | 447.025 | 156.7 | W6KCS | Lake Tahoe, |
| 145.270 | 144.670 | 141.3 | KC7STW | Lake Tahoe, D.A.C.C.R.A. |
| 51.860 | 51.360 | 94.8 | N7VXB | DIAMOND PEAK, PCSAR |
| 441.200 | 446.200 | 136.5 | N7VXB | Lake Tahoe, N7VXB |
| 441.175 | 446.175 | 107.2 | N7VXB | Tahoe (N/S ?) |
| 443.300 | 448.300 | 107.2 | WA7RPS | Mt Rose, WA7RPS |
| 147.150 | 147.750 | 123 | W7ROZ | Mt. Rose, Truckee Meadows ARA (TMARA) |
| 1284.420 | 1272.420 | 88.5 | WA7RPS | Reno, |
| 444.800 | 449.800 | 123 | NV7RM | Reno, Reno Area Metro Simplex |
| 224.800 | 224.200 | 100 | WA6CBA | Reno, WA6CBA |
| 146.715 | 146.115 | 203.5 | W6SUV | S. Lake Tahoe, W6SUV |
| 442.825 | 447.825 | 88.5 | W6SUV | S. Lake Tahoe, |
| 442.475 | 447.475 | 100 | WA6EWV links to 440.750 | S. Lake Tahoe, Gorilla Radio / Tahoe ARA (TARA) |
| 224.020 | 222.420 | 100 | NR7A | S. Lake Tahoe, Tahoe ARA |
| 224.640 | 223.040 | 123 | W6SUV | S. Lake Tahoe, W6SUV |
| 145.150 | 144.550 | 123 | N6ICW Linked to 147.195 Sacramento | Tahoe Basin, N6ICW Repeater System |
| 29.680 | 29.580 | 156.7 | W6SUV | Tahoe Basin, (10 meter) |
| 52.840 | 52.340 | 123 | K7UI | Tahoe Basin, WA6MNM |
| 1287.800 | 1275.800 | 88.5 | W6RLW Linked (W6CYX/W6RLW) | Tahoe City, Alum Rock Radio Club (ARRC) / W6CYX |
| 1283.500 | 1271.500 | 88.5 | W6RLW Linked (W6CYX/W6RLW) | Tahoe City, Alum Rock Radio Club (ARRC) / W6CYX |
| 442.075 | 447.075 | 118.8 | N6MVT | Tahoe City, CARLA |
| 442.175 | 447.175 | | KH8AF | Tahoe City, KH8AF |
| 442.950 | 447.950 | 131.8 | WA6FJS | Tahoe City, Tahoe ARC |
| 146.940 | 146.340 | 100 | WA6FJS | Tahoe City, Tahoe ARC |
| 444.850 | 449.850 | 94.8 | WA6TLW | Tahoe City, WA6TLW |
| 1287.800 | 1275.800 | 88.5 | W6RLW | Taho City, W6CYX |
| 147.240 | 147.840 | 123 | NR7A | Tahoe Sierra, S. Lake Tahoe ARA (TARA) |
| 444.275 | 449.275 | 127.3 | WA6JQV | Truckee, WA6JQV |
| 440.275 | 445.275 | 114.8 | K1BMW | Truckee |
| 444.950 | 449.950 | 94.8 | WB6PUE | WARD PEAK, NORCAL |
| 444.950 | 449.950 | 94.8 | WB7WTS | Tahoe City, |
| SAR - Search and Rescue |
| 441.550 | 446.550 | 103.5 | N6LZR | BEAR VALLEY, Alpine County S&R (SARC) |
| 223.820 | 222.220 | 100 | WB6ALS | Donner Summit 1 m., Placer S&R (PCSAR) |
| 146.640 | 146.040 | 131.8 | W6SAR | Donner Summit 2 m., Placer County SAR |
| 440.700 | 445.700 | 100 | WB6ALS | Donner Summit 70 cm, Placer County SAR (SRARR) |
See Also: TARA Repeaters
Placer County SAR has a "porcupine van" filed with radio equipment they take out to Search and Rescue operations. Their repeaters are not set up permanently.
Tahoe National Forest US Forest Service
Tahoe National Forest - Nevada City
Frequency License Type Tone Alpha Tag Description Mode Tag
168.77500 RM 94.8 PL TNF Admin F2 Forest Net (F2) FMN Multi-Dispatch
168.17500 RM 94.8 PL TNF Fire F4 Fire Net (F4) FMN Fire Dispatch
171.50000 RM 156.7 PL TNF Service Service Net FMN Federal
408.98750 F TNF Link Forest Net UHF Downlink (to Grass Valley ECC) FM Federal
409.38750 F 173.8 PL TNF Link Forest Net UHF Uplink (Mt. Rose) FM Federal
415.42500 F TNF Link Link FM Federal
Lists of N. Calif. Ham Frequencies at:
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Pacific Crest Trail Repeater Guide at qsl.net
El Dorado Co Seaarch & Rescue (EDSAR) Frequencies at comspark.com/esarc
California Repeaters at artscipub.com
Placer County Search and Rescue (SAR)
Douglas County Amateur Radio Team (DCART), NV
2m simples 146.55
HF if you're out of simplex range. Assume operation on 3965 KHz
and/or 7280 KHz SSB
Sacramento Valley Open Repeaters (includes Tahoe)
List at Humboldt County Amateur Radio Web Site KF6AAQ
List at Bob Hewitt K6HEW Solano Co.
The Northern Amateur Relay Council of California (NARCC)
AMERICAN AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION (AARA)
Fire, Police, Forest Service
Town of Truckee
153.9050 - Police Dispatch
154.1300 - Fire - NEU East
Source: scancal.org
Communications from the Rubicon
Amateur Radio (Ham) 2 meter Frequencies:
146.805 (tone of 123.0) Merlin Scott's repeater at Rubicon Springs.
It has Handi Talki coverage thru most of the trail.
147.150 (tone of 123.0) Mt. Rose W7ROZ Truckee Meadows ARA
151.625 (Business Band) Harald Pietschmann who is on the trail frequently running trips.
Rubicon Trip 2003 reports:
Repeaters can be difficult to hit. I used 147.15 (2 m.)(tone of 123.0) from Buck Island Lake. That is located on Tahoe at Incline Village and linked to another repeater from information I was given. A friend near Carson City in Nevada and I were able to communicate using that repeater. I could not hit that from Rubicon Springs but was able to hit 147.195 (tone 123.0) at Rubicon Springs.
At Del Albright Radio Channels page he says:
CB: Many folks run CB channel 10.
HAMM: For HT coverage of the trail, the best channel that seems to get out at most places is: 146.805 neg. pl. 123.0. Harald Pietschmann runs the trail several times a week with guided trips. He runs on HAMM frequency 151.625 and can usually communicate with Merlin Scott's repeater at Rubicon Springs (who can also reach the Sheriff and helicopter support for emergencies. Read more on HAMM and radio communications, as well as emergencies on Harald's web site.
Harald Pietschmann's emergency page (rubicon-trail.com/Rubicon/emergency.html) recommends:
1. A satelite phone.
2. 2 meter HAM Radio.
3. CB and GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) radios are the least reliable option when it comes to getting help.
Trail guides, including Pietschmann who is usually on the trail from Monday through Thursday, and helicopter communicate on 151.625 - that frequency might also reach Merlin Scott, the caretaker at Rubicon Springs, during the days the Jeep guys are not running one of their many trips. If you can reach him, he can definitely get a call out to get the paramedics to your location.
Eldorado Search & Rescue (EDSAR) (comspark.com/esarc/hamradio/) says:
Despite a variety of point-to-point channels and law enforcement repeater systems, there are places in the mountains where only ham radio works.
See Also:
Tahoe Amateur Radio Association (tahoeamateurradio.com), S. Lake Tahoe
Repeaters operated by the Auburn Communications Unit in conjunction with the Tahoe Communications Unit
Sierra Intermountain Emergency Radio Association
Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society, Reno
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Clubs
Personal Radio in Products
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Amateur Radio Repeaters in Nevada
Glossary
AARA - AMERICAN AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION
ARRL - American Radio Relay League
ARA - Amateur Radio Association
ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service (www.emcomm.org/svares)
CARES - California Amateur Radio Emergency Service
CLEMARS - California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Radio System
CTCSS - Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System
(allows frequence to be devided into channels based on
a continuous tone from 67-254 Hz) (see About CTCSS)
EDSAR - Eldorado Search & Rescue
EDSO - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
EMCOMM - Emergency Communications (emcomm.org)
ERMA - EMCOMM Responder - Mutual Assistance (emcomm.org/svares/erma/index.html)
FRS - Family Radio Service (14 channel + 38 privacy codes 2 mi. walkie talkie no license)
GMRS General Mobile Radio Service (8 channels 4 mi. 5 watts max. license req.)
NARCC - The Northern Amateur Relay Council of California (narcc.org)
NASAR - National Association for Search and Rescue (nasar.org
NWR - NOAA Weather Radio
PCSAR - Placer County SAR
PCMRT - Placer County Mountain Rescue Team
PL - Private Line (Motorola's trade name for CTCSS)
PTT - push-to-talk
SAR - Search and Rescue
Tone - PL/CTCSS Tone
TARA - Tahoe Amateur Radio Association (tahoeamateurradio.com)
See Glossaray at El Dorado SAR
last updated 24 May 2007
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