CARLA - Coverage Areas

Typical mobile coverage areas for C.A.R.L.A. systems:

System 2, N6MVT/R, the flagship system located in the heart of downtown San Francisco since 1980. Even though it is at 600', it covers most all of San Francisco, South along the peninsula, and parts of I-280 to San Jose, back up the East Bay corridor through Vallejo and East out Hwy 24 to I-680. North into Marin, Sonoma and Napa Counties as well as parts of the I-80 corridor out towards Sacramento.   Coverage map...

System 3, N6MVT/R, is located near Point Arena and has coverage along Highways 1, 101, 128, and 253. This machine can be heard from Willits and Ukiah along Highway 101 down to about Healdsberg near Santa Rosa, the Anderson Valley, Booneville, and also from Point Arena, North along Highway 1 to Mendocino and Fort Bragg.

System 4, N6MVT/R, located in the heart of the Salinas Valley at 2,800' elevation, covers North up the Highway 101 corridor into parts of San Jose, East Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Watsonville, East to Fort Ord, Seaside, parts of Monterey, Santa Cruz and Capitola. There is also intermittent coverage South along the Highway 101 corridor including parts of King City.

System 5, N6QOP/R, located in the East Bay hills at almost 1,200' elevation. This machine has wide area coverage including most of the greater S.F. Bay Area from Marin County, Sonoma and Napa Counties. Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, as well as Antioch, Pittsburgh, Bay Point on out Hwy 4 and 12 to the Stockton area. The system also reaches out along many parts of the I-80 corridor through Fairfield, Vacaville, Sacramento, and Auburn.   Coverage map...

System 6, N6MVT/R, our highest site, located in Glenn County near the towns of Stonyford and Maxwell, approximately 100 miles South of Shasta, at just under 7000 elevation. This high-level, wide area coverage machine covers from around the Shasta Lake area South through Redding, Red Bluff, Willows, Chico, Yuba City and Oroville down along the I-5 and Hwy 99 corridors to Sacramento. It picks up West around Vacaville and follows a similar path to system 5, Eastward, through the I-505 and I-80 corridors through Dixon, Sacramento, Auburn, Forrest Hill and into the foothills and Sierras. It also can be brought up, only marginally, from Donner Summit.   Coverage map...

System 7, N6MVT/R, at 800' above San Jose with primary coverage in the South Bay Area, it also covers the Redwood City Peninsula on up to San Francisco on I-280 and I-101. It can also be accessed along the East Bay corridor up I-880 into Oakland. It is currently linked into the system.

System 8, N6MVT/R, located at beautiful Lake Tahoe. At over 8,600' above sea level, it overlooks the West Shore, most all of the basin including North through Tahoe City, Carnelian Bay, Kings Beach, Stateline and Incline Village. It covers even more solidly across from it along the East/South side from Sand Harbor through South Lake Tahoe. It can be worked along Emerald Bay on up through Meeks Bay, Tahoma & Homewood but not as solidly. It can even be brought up, marginally, over the East side of Spooner Summit and down into parts of the Carson Valley. It is low power and has a beam pointed North across the lake from its location near Echo Summit so as to reduce interference with CARLA 9 in the valley.   Coverage map...

System 9, N6QOP/R, located in Stanislaus County near the town of Westley on Mt. Oso near Modesto, at 3100' elevation. This high-level, wide area coverage machine covers the entire Central Valley from Sacramento in the North to Stockton and South to Coalinga. It covers the East part of the Central Valley from Sonora to Fresno and even to the West side of Yosemite. It also can be brought up, only marginally, from Donner Summit and Incline Village.   Coverage map...

System 10, N6QOP/R, located several hundred feet above sea level in the middle of the Oakland Hills. It covers from San Jose in the South to Marin County in the North and along the I-880, I-280 and Hwy 101 corridors in the Bay Area. Currently it is operating as a stand alone system.

System 11, N6MVT/R, located in the Walnut Creek area in Contra Costa County. It covers the I-680 corridor from I-80 to I-580 and can be heard in the Fairfield-Suisun area and in some parts of the Pleasanton/Livermore Valley. It also covers the I-24 corridor from I-680 to the Caldecott Tunnel. It is currently a stand-alone system.

System 12, N6MVT/R, located in the town of Pleasanton, is a low level machine covering the Livermore Valley. It has coverage from the west side of the Altamont Pass to the east side of the Pleasanton grade on I-580. It can also be heard north and south of the I-580 / I-680 junction for several miles.

System 13, K6JKL/R, located just north of Lake Shasta, covers the entire lake and surrounding areas. It has coverage from the base of Mt. Shasta to just about Corning on I-5. It also covers east and west of I-5 in the mountainous areas around that part of I-5.

System 14, N6MVT/R, located at Cisco Grove, this machine provides coverage in the I-80 corridor just east of Donner Pass (over the summit towards Truckee) to the 4,500 ft. level on I-80. It also covers the HWY 20 corridor from the I-80 junction out towards Grass Valley, Yuba City, Williams, Willows and Colusa County. This machine can also be heard on I-505 between Vacaville and Dunnagin and up I-5 towards Williams.

System 15, K6JKL/R, is located on Joaquin Ridge near Coalinga with coverage in the Central Valley along the I-5 & Hwy 99 corridors from Turlock & Patterson to Fresno & Bakersfield. This machine can also be heard in parts of Yosemite.

System 16, WA6BTH/R, is located on Mt. Vaca in Vacaville with coverage in the Sacramento Valley along the I-5 & Hwy 99 corridors from Williams to Merced and eastward to Auburn. This machine can also be heard in most parts of the Bay Area.

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