[MarinTeams] San Anselmo repeater feedback and "Channels" was Re: CERT Radio On-Air practice tonight (Monday)

[Luke Teyssier]

Bill,

Thank you for our conversation on the air last night.

luke>Is there a corresponding list of frequencies for marinteams that I should be referring to? I didn't see anything on….

Perhaps this is the table I should be looking at?

http://www.certradio.org/Frequencies.htm
CERT LOCAL (SIMPLEX)   San Rafael              C1:  145.280      C2:  145.360     C3:  145.640

CERT REPEATERS          Hamilton Wireless Assn.    C5  146.775 (-)   PL: 127.3

            Mill Valley Repeater            C4  146.775 (-)   PL: 110.9

            Western Repeater                C6  146.775 (-)   PL :151.4


The SM Cert plan also has a table of "Channels"
http://www.smfd.org/attachments/article/53/SM%20CERT%20Communications%20Plan%202013.pdf
page 6. 

However, FRS/GMRS channels are referred to only by number. The channel number is specific and unambiguous for FRS, but not GMRS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMRS (see "Motorola Convention" vs "ICOM convention"

It may seem like a niggling detail, however when we are in an "Any means necessary" emergency, the Baofeng UV5R radios (<$50) can both send and receive on the 2m/70CM ham bands, FRS, GMRS, AND the Kenwood high-band frequencies. Might be handy to have all this pre-programmed and in only one radio.

Regards,
Luke KK6FZV

On Sep 3, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Luke Teyssier <luke at teyssier.com> wrote:

> From the back of tam valley, was not able to get the repeater to key up. Using an FT2900R and a mobile antenna, up to 75W Radio output.
> 
> Was able to hear a conversation, but only one side of it, Possibly due to one person being on the MV repeater and the other person being on the San Anselmo repeater.
> 
> By the way, the Mill Valley radio club appears to have a different channel index than this group:
> 
> http://w6sg.net/new_repeaters.HTM
> Ch. 1	146.700- pl 203.5	Big Rock Ridge
> Ch. 2	146.700- pl 179.9	Mt. Tam
> Ch. 3	146.700- pl 167.9	Barnabe
> Ch. 4	147.330+ pl 179.9	Mt. Tam stand alone repeater
> Ch. 5	147.330+ pl 173.8	San Pedro Ridge Backup repeater
> 
> Given that the ranges overlap substantially, perhaps it would make sense to work with the "Marin Amateur Radio Society" club and normalize station settings. 
> 
> Is there a corresponding list of frequencies for marinteams that I should be referring to? I didn't see anything on 
> http://www.qsl.net/k6bw/
> or
> http://www.smfd.org/services/cert
> Sorry if it's there and I just didn't see it.
> 
> Regards,
> Luke KK6FVZ
> 
> On Sep 2, 2013, at 5:18 PM, "Jay Hubert" <j-mhubert at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> If you have time this Labor Day evening, the Channel 5 repeater is up and running on the ridge above San Anselmo. We would like to understand what the coverage is.
>> 
>> 73 de Jay K0OLK
>> 
>> 
>>> Our on air practice continues, tonight (each Monday) from 7:00pm - 7:30pm.
>>> Look forward to hearing you this evening (Monday) on the K6BW repeater
>> 
>> 
>> Access K6BW from (146.775 - pl 110.9) to join the net using the Mill Valley repeater.   We will also make calls on Channel 3, 145.640 simplex.
>> 
>> 73 de Bill, AB6MT
>> 
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