Map showing locations of EARC Repeaters
Diamond Head, HMB, Mauna Kapu and Mt. Olomana are on VHF/UHF Simulcast
CLUB REPEATER
INFORMATION:
The
repeater logbook is now online
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146.640- Repeater:
The WH6CZB repeater operating on 146.040/146.640 MHz is the primary
two meter repeater serving the Laie and Kahuku area of Oahu.
It is linked to the 146.760- MHz repeater located at Peacock Flats,
near Oahu's North Shore. These two repeaters, when linked
properly, provides excellent coverage all along Oahu's North Shore.
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146.660- Repeater: The WH6CZB repeater operating on 146.060/146.660 MHz is the primary
two meter repeater serving the Waimanalo, Kailua, and Kaneohe areas
of Oahu. This repeater simulcasts on UHF, on 449.150- MHz.
On April 1, 2003, this repeater became the temporary home of IRLP
Node 3197.
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146.760- Repeater:
The KH6FV repeater operating on 146.160/146.760 MHz is the primary
two meter repeater serving Oahu's North Shore from Waimea to Kaena
Point. Located on a mountaintop called Peacock Flats, this
repeater is linked to the 146.640- MHz repeater located in Laie.
These two repeaters, when linked properly, provides excellent
coverage all along Oahu's North Shore. In June 2003, this
repeater became the home of IRLP Node 3668.
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146.800- Repeater:
The WH6CZB repeater operating on 146.200/146.800 MHz is located
2,000 feet atop the Waianae mountain range at a site called Mauna
Kapu (translated into English from Hawaiian: "Forbidden
Mountain"). While this repeater serves the entire Leeward
Coast, Ewa, Kapolei, and Waipahu areas, it covers an area all the
way east to Kaimuki. When propagation on 2 meters is booming,
amateur stations along the Kona Coast of the Big Island can reach
the repeater. This repeater simulcasts on UHF, on 444.100+
MHz.
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146.880- Repeater:
The WH6CZB repeater operating on 146.280/146.880 MHz is located at
about the 550-foot elevation of the northeast flank atop Diamond Head
Crater. This is the clubs flagship repeater, as it serves all
of Honolulu, including parts of Leeward, Central, Windward Oahu and
the western half of Molokai. Many transient and local hams use this repeater for
general communications. Also, this is the primary public
service event repeater for most events in Waikiki and the Honolulu
Marathon. This repeater simulcasts on UHF, on 444.500+ MHz.
During periods of maintenance, the repeater will remain active
without the courtesy tone or hang-time.
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146.980- Repeater:
The WH6CZB repeater operating on 146.380/146.980 MHz is a local area
repeater serving downtown Honolulu and surrounding
communities. It is located on the rooftop of the Honolulu
Municipal Building at 650 S. King St. This repeater simulcasts
on UHF, on 448.700- MHz.
REPEATER RULES AND
REGULATIONS:
COMPLIANCE
WITH PART 97 OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONS RULES IS
REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES!
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Monitor the
repeater to become familiar with any peculiarities in its
operation. This is a good suggestion but don't be
afraid to jump in and "get your feet wet" and
enjoy the fun.
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To initiate
contact, simply indicate that you are on frequency.
For example, "This is WH6CZB monitoring." Or,
"This is WH6CZB listening." It is very likely
that you will get a return call.
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Identify
legally. You must identify at the termination of your
transmission and at least once each ten minutes. This
also includes "kerchunking", which is not
desirable practice and in fact is illegal operation.
Also the practice of keying the repeater, without
identifying, after a QSO has terminated to show a final
acknowledgement is illegal as well.
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In calling
another station, it is conventional to state the station to
be called first, then your call, e.g., "WH6CZB, this is
KH6ABC calling."
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Pause for the
courtesy tone after each transmission. If the courtesy
tone is not present, pause anyway. This allows someone
with emergency traffic; or someone wishing to make a call on
the repeater; or other operators wishing to enter the
exchange to be heard.
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When you have
an emergency and need to use the repeater, and it is in use,
wait for a pause between exchanges and then use the
pro-words "BREAK BREAK" and identify
yourself. The other stations should acknowledge and
stand by for you to complete your emergency
transmission. On the repeater, the word
"BREAK" should NOT be used to just enter the
conversation.
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When you wish
to join an ongoing conversation, wait for the pause between
exchanges and then say, your callsign--"KH6ABC", or
your suffix--"ABC". Then wait for one of the
other stations to acknowledge you.
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Keep your
transmissions short and thoughtful, especially during the
morning, noon, and evening drive times when more operators
may need to use the repeater.
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Remember, our
club has several two-meter repeaters. If one repeater
is active and you need to contact someone, or you expect
someone to contact you, try the other repeater. With
the new rigs having scan capabilities it is easy to monitor
several frequencies at the "same" time.
Choosing a simplex frequency among friends has gained some
popularity. This practice frees-up the repeaters as
well as making your conversation a bit more private like.
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If your
conversation is going to be long and the other station is
within direct contact range, go to a simplex
frequency. It is "more" like a private
conversation than what the repeater produces. This
also permits other stations, who require the repeater to
make a contact.
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Use the minimum
amount of power necessary to maintain communications.
However, you deserve to have a clear communication. If
possible, don't subject your contact to a noisy transmission
if you can clear it up with a little more power. Some
communications are marginal only because one operator likes
to use the absolute minimum power.
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Don't break
into a contact unless you have something to add. You
wouldn't walk down a street and just enter into a group's
conversation just because you heard them say something that
reminded you of a "cute" story.
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Respond to
calls for assistance or just conversation. Our
repeater is known as a friendly repeater. Let's keep
it that way.
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NET INFORMATION:
Net Manager: Kevin Bogan,
AH6QO
Purpose: The nets
provide the training grounds needed in order to become an effective
communicator in both emergency and public service sectors. This
four-fold approach allows the Net Control Station (NCS) and check-in
stations to: 1) practice handling messages and traffic, 2) assess
equipment and communications capability, 3) develop and promote brevity
over-the-air, and 4) disseminate amateur radio information and related
news in a timely manner. The first three points are emphasized
below:
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Importance of
handling traffic/messages: The
first three points are the most important for the success of any
net. As an NCS, you would want stations to know how to
properly handle traffic/messages by knowing proper phraseology and
protocol when transmitting or receiving messages for another station
or government agency. Likewise, receiving stations should be
aware of the protocols used when handling with traffic/messages.
This includes proper use of ITU phonetics when checking in on one
of the regular training nets. On fun nets, checking in with
easy-to-remember phonetics such as King Henry Six Jolly King George
is permited; however, on the emergency training nets, please check
in with the standard International Telecommunications Union
phonetics. This standard of phonetics allows new hams and
served agencies to understand what is being said. New hams and
others will be exposed to "DX" phonetics later.
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Importance of
assessing equipment and communications capability: Second,
knowing the capability of your equipment and communications from
various locations is
important. Net Control, check-in stations, and those already in QSO must be able to transmit and receive messages with little or no
interference as possible. Self-training, testing, and
investigations play a dynamic role in making sure that your
communications gear are not only in proper working order, but are
situated in a way in which you will be able to initiate contact with
another station during emergencies and non-emergencies with minimal
difficulty. If you are unsure of your signal into the repeater
(especially those on portable or on the fringes of the repeater),
please ask before continuing your QSO. If you're
portable and walking, and on the fringe of the repeater, stop where
you are and make your transmission. Nothing is more
frustrating than hearing severe "picket-fencing" on the
repeater. You will have to repeat your message, a
time-consuming method that takes up unnecessary air time.
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Importance of
"brevity" on the airwaves:
Finally,
brevity over the air is very important. During an emergency or
public service event net, we must always assume that emergency
traffic can and will be transmitted when you least expect it.
By promoting brevity, you are transmitting a message that is concise
and to the point; one that is not long-winded and one that does not take up unnecessary air
time. How do you practice brevity? Listen to a few
public service event nets and ask yourself, "what can I do to
keep this transmission short and to the point?" Another
good example of brevity in communications is to listen to police (if you're able to), fire, or
ambulance radio transmissions. Mastering brevity takes
time and takes a lot of practice, but when you get it, you'll
certainly gain an appreciation for it, and you will expect others to do the same.
If you would like to learn more about emergency
and public service net operations, please be sure to visit the net
guidelines page.
EARC Net Information:
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Net Control Stations (NCS)
are needed. Please e-mail Kevin Bogan, AH6QO at
kevin.(deletethis)bogan at(@) gmail.com.
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To encourage you to
learn what an NCS does, try it out! Ask to take an evening,
and if you want to be shadowed -- we'd love to help get you started.
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Remember: Reluctance
and jitters are easily replaced with a sense of accomplishment after
taking your first net. This is a training net, and constant
practice will make you a better operator. Having NCS
experience is an invaluable skill to have because in an emergency --
YOU may be called to run a net at a moments notice -- can you do
it?
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The Net Preamble Script
is now available in HTML
format.
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The Net
Logsheet is available for download.
(PDF format)
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For tabulation
purposes, net statistics are due on the last day of the current
month.
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Please email the Net
Manager the monthly stats.
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Please contact us if
you have any comments, questions, and/or concerns.
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If you cannot make your
scheduled net time, especially on weeks we have meetings or
events, please try to find a replacement and notify the Net
Manager of the results.
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Nets are usually not
held on the fourth Thursday of the month.
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Thank you for your
continued support of the EARC!
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Also
seeking additional net control stations (at least 2 per day,
rotating every other week).
Emergency
Amateur Radio Club NCS Schedule |
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Steve
NH7ZD |
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Kevin
AH6QO |
Dan
KH6DAN |
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VHF/UHF Net
Schedule:
Group |
Days |
Time |
Frequency |
Comments |
Emergency Amateur
Radio Club |
Nightly |
1930 |
146.880- |
Also 444.500+
(linked) |
Oahu RACES |
2nd and 4th
Wednesdays only |
1930 |
146.880- |
2nd Wednesday (linked
Islandwide) |
Swap & Shop |
Tuesday
Wednesday |
2000
1700 |
146.880-
7.088 LSB |
Also 444.500+
(linked)
40 meters, 0300Z |
Health Comm |
1st Business day of
month |
1145 |
147.220+ |
Repeater is tied into
Echo Link system |
Kauai Amateur Radio
Club |
Monday |
2000 |
146.920- |
Also 147.160+
(linked) |
Maui Emergency/Hawaii
State RACES |
Monday |
1900 |
147.060+ |
147.020+ on Maui,
147.040+ on BI/Kauai |
HF Net Schedule:
Group |
Days |
Time |
Frequency |
Comments |
California / Hawaii |
Daily |
0700 |
14.340 |
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California / Hawaii |
Daily |
1600 |
14.305 |
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Friendly Net |
Daily (Year Round) |
0900 |
7.290 |
Alternate: 3.860 |
Hawaii Afternoon Net |
Daily (Year Round) |
1600 |
7.088 |
Alternate: 3.888 |
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