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RACES Frequencies

(See also Band Plan and Bay Area Repeaters below)

Tactical Nets Frequency assignments depend on availability & area served.
Frequencies followed by a "-" or "+" indicate repeater offsets, otherwise frequency is simplex.
PL as noted.
Some of these repeaters may be linked as needs arise.

County-Wide Weekly Nets - Wednesdays:
18:30 hrs.-  First Responders tone-out test and net.
19:00 hrs. - RACES, SARS and VIP joint net.

Activation Assignments for Napa County and the City of Napa
 

Napa County	City of Napa
Command	Command
441.800 + (151.4)	441.675 + (107.2)
Tactical	Tactical
441.800 + (131.8) 441.900 + (151.4) 446.000 (151.4 e/d) 446.500 (151.4 e/d)	146.820 - (103.5) 147.540 (151.4 e/d)
Staging/Info
147.180 + (151.4)
Packet
145.030 144.930 145.050

Notes:

• When RACES is activated,  Command and Tactical are for Emergency and Priority traffic only.
• Staging is shared with the City of Napa, and is for volunteers traveling to/from assignments and talk-about.

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VHF and UHF Band Plan
 

Frequencies used within the Operational Area are coordinated by the RACES Chief Radio Officer who resolves interference problems within the Area. UHF and VHF frequencies are ideal for the distances and terrain in Napa County, and are used to their full potential with mountain top repeaters. If a designated repeater is off the air, use the output frequency on simplex. Relay traffic if necessary. When the repeater comes back on the air, it will be obvious by the tone. When choosing additional simplex frequencies to use, choose the highest frequency practical for your needs. Use UHF (220 or 440 bands) if you can, and if line of sight is available (e.g. across town). The higher the frequency, the greater need for line of sight transmission. If line of sight is not available (e.g. from one valley to another) VHF (2 Meters) will work better than UHF. Directional antennas can be very helpful.

Napa Operational Area and Local Emergency Repeater Assignments:
 

441.800 is the primary frequency for all RACES emergency operations in Napa County. The tactical call is: "Napa County RACES" or "WCO System for Napa County" or other as deemed necessary. This frequency is used for the Wednesday RACES Nets and many public service events. 147.180 is the secondary frequency for all RACES operations in Napa County. This frequency is often used for personnel and equipment requests and tracking. The tactical call is "Napa TAC" or as above when linked with 441.800.

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HF Band Plan

Napa Operational Area and Local Emergency Coordination Frequencies: (LSB = Lower Side Band)

7245 KHz LSB - Primary Daytime 40 Meter frequency. Listen on the hour if phones are down.

3915 KHz LSB - Primary Nighttime 80 Meter frequency. Listen on the hour if phones are down.
 

ARRL National Traffic System (NTS) Frequencies: (The main usage of the following frequencies is for Health and Welfare Traffic. NTS is capable of transmitting hundreds of messages a month per trained operator. If it is determined that Health and Welfare traffic needs to be passed, notify the NTS resource personnel. NTS staff can pick up messages at shelters. Or messages may be transmitted to them using simplex).

14345 KHz USB - Primary frequency for traffic to the Eastern US. Nets @ 1030 and 1430.

7275 KHz LSB - Daytime NTS Net @ 1530.

3598 KHz LSB - Nighttime NTS Net to Southern California @ 1915.

3630 KHz LSB - Nighttime NTS Net @ 1900.

3705 KHz LSB - Nighttime NTS Nets @ 1945 and 2030.
 
 

General HF Frequencies:

7240 KHz LSB - National ARRL 40 Meter calling frequency.

3856 KHz LSB - ARRL National Traffic System Net for Northern California (Mission Trail Net)
 
 

State Emergency - Primary Coordination Frequencies: (These frequencies are used by the California Emergency Services Net for weekly tests and periodic exercise. If they are occupied, check 10 KHz above or below the stated frequency.)

7230 KHz LSB - Primary Daytime Amateur Radio Frequency (40 Meters)

3992 KHz LSB - Primary Nighttime Amateur Radio Frequency (80 Meters)

3552 KHz LSB - Primary AMTOR Frequency

1987 KHz LSB - Alternate Nighttime Amateur Radio Frequency (160 Meters)

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National Emergency - RACES Frequencies designated by the FCC:

1987.0L State RACES 160 meter voice primary

3545.5L State RACES Amtor/CW

3992.0L State RACES 80 meter voice primary

3960.0L State RACES 80 meter voice secondary

3997.0L State RACES 80 meter voice for military station contact & coordination communication

3999.5L State RACES 80 meter voice Tertiary

7097.5L State RACES CW/Amtor

7120.0L State RACES CW/Amtor

7248.5L State RACES 40 meter voice Primary

14050.0 State RACES CW/Amtor

14220.5 State RACES 20 meter voice Primary

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Bay Area Repeaters

Napa County

Atlas Peak (SW)	440.050+ 127.3
Calistoga/Mt St. Helena	147.180+ 151.4
Mt. St. Helena	440.050+ 151.4
Mt. St. Helena	441.900+ 151.4
Napa	441.800+ 151.4     (Or use PL 131.8 to talk to Sacramento)
Napa	146.655- 88.5
Napa	444.175+ 151.4
Mt. Vaca (SE)	147.000+ 136.5

Sonoma County & Mendocino Coast

Fort Bragg	146.820- 103.5
Pt. Arena Light	146.610- 88.5
Anchor Bay	147.825- 103.5
Sea Ranch	147.945- 88.5
Bodega Head	146.670- 88.5
Point Reyes	145.170- 88.5
Bolinas	224.880
Geyserville	442.505+ 100.0
Guerneville	Mt Jack. 145.190- 88.5
Hessel	440.125+ 107.2
Mt. Jackson	146.940- 88.5
Mt. Jackson	223.760- 85.4 (linked to 224.820 in San Rafael & 444.775 in Santa Rosa (PL=100)
Mt. Jackson	440.775+ 100.0
Petaluma (See Santa Rosa)
Rohnert Park  Cotati (See Santa Rosa)
Santa Rosa - Sonoma Mtn.	145.350- 88.5
Santa Rosa - Sonoma Mtn.	146.730- 88.5
Santa Rosa - Sonoma Mtn.	146.910- 88.5
Santa Rosa	146.955- 88.5
Santa Rosa	223.900- 85.4
Santa Rosa - Sonoma Mtn.	224.480- 88.5
Santa Rosa - Sonoma Mtn.	441.375+ 88.5
Santa Rosa	440.200+ 88.5
Santa Rosa (N)	444.750+ 82.5
Sebastopol	224.960- 100.0
Sonoma Valley	146.205+ 88.5

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Lake County

Clearlake Oaks	146.385+ 88.5
Cobb/Loch Lomond	441.350+ 100.0
Lakeport/Kelseyville	441.100+ 100.0
Mt. Konocti	146.775- 88.5
Mt. Konocti	441.425+ 100.0
Lower Lake	146.895+ 88.5
Upper Lake/Hntr Pk	147.675- 88.5

 

Marin County

Mt. Tamalpais	147.330+ 179.9
Mt. Tamalpais	146.700- 179.9
Mt. Tamalpais	443.250+ 179.9
Novato/Big Rock	147.330+ 203.5
San Rafael	147.330+ 173.8
Terra Linda/Sn Pedro	443.525+ 82.5
Tiburon	147.330+ 192.8
W. Marin/Mt Barnby	147.330+ 167.9

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San Francisco

Ft. Miley	145.150-
Pacifica	146.925- 114.8
Palo Alto	145.370-
San Francisco	146.790- 114.8
San Francisco	147.105+ 103.5
San Mateo	146.850-

 

East Bay

Alameda County	147.240+ Linked to: 444.200 (107.2) - San Leandro 147.120 - Livermore 145.43 (100.0) - Livermore 224.740 - Livermore 441.125 (100.0) - Fremont (Sheriff's Comm.)
Contra Costa County*	147.735- 103.5
Danville *	145.410- 103.5
Berkeley Hills *	145.490- 103.5

* All 3 frequencies are linked.

Others

Bay Area Hospitals	147.060+ 85.4
Utility Coordination	224.920- 85.4

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