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146.760 Repeater   (WA4TFZ)

Charlottesville   Tone: 151.4   Offset: -

The WA4TFZ repeater operating on 146.16/146.76 MHz is the primary two meter repeater serving the Albemarle County/Charlottesville area. This repeater has been relocated and the equipment updated. It is now located a short distance south and west of the old location on Carter's Mountain. Requires tone access using the CTCSS tone 151.4 Hz. During AARC's two public nets, the tone access will be turned off to enable access for owners of older radios.

146.925 Repeater   (WA4TFZ)

Covesville   Tone: 151.4   Offset: -

The WA4TFZ repeater operating on 146.325/146.925 MHz is a local area repeater serving the Charlottesville area and southern Albemarle County. This repeater has been relocated to Heard Mountain in Covesville, south of Charlottesville. Tone is now required to use this machine.

224.760 Repeater   (WA4TFZ)

Covesville   Tone: 151.4   Offset: -

This machine is located on Heard Mountain in Covesville, south of Charlottesville. This site also houses the 146.925 repeater.

444.250 Repeater   (WA4TFZ)

Charlottesville   Tone: 151.4   Offset: +

This repeater is located at Martha Jefferson hospital and has emergency power and a remote base radio for 2-meter access on 147.54 (when enabled).

145.490 Repeater   (K4CQ)

Amherst   Tone: 136.5   Offset: -

146.790 Repeater   (WW4GW)

Buckingham   Tone: 110.9   Offset: -

Gordon, WW4GW, operates this repeater in Buckingham County. A tone of 110.9 Hz is required for access.

Note: This repeater is 100% solar powered and may be off the air if recent cloudcover has prevented charging.

146.895 Repeater   (N4RAG)

Charlottesville   Tone: 131.8   Offset: -

145.450 Repeater   (K4DND)

Charlottesville   Tone: 151.4   Offset: -

This repeater is located at Martha Jefferson hospital in place of the old 925 site.

224.320 Repeater   (N3RIQ)

Charlottesville   Tone: 131.8   Offset: -

442.075 Repeater   (KF4UCI)

Charlottesville   Tone: 151.4   Offset: +

147.120 Repeater   (W4CUL)

Culpeper   Tone: 146.2   Offset: +

224.180 Repeater   (WA1ZMS)

Rustburg   Tone: 100.0   Offset: -

145.330 Repeater   (KB4VBH)

Farmville   No Tone   Offset: -

This repeater may be moving soon.

146.955 Repeater   (N4CFA)

Farmville   No Tone   Offset: -

145.170 Repeater   (W4CFO)

Fluvanna   Tone: 151.4   Offset: -

147.090 Repeater   (N4TZE)

Goochland   No Tone   Offset: +

147.270 Repeater   (WB4IKL)

Goochland   Tone: 203.5   Offset: +

442.800 Repeater   (KB4MIC)

Goochland   Tone: 203.5   Offset: +

147.330 Repeater   (KI4ZR)

Lexington   Tone: 131.8   Offset: +

444.500 Repeater

Lynchburg   Tone: 136.5   Offset: +

147.195 Repeater   (WA4RTS)

Lynchburg   Tone: 136.5   Offset: +

146.685 Repeater   (WA1ZMS)

Rustburg   Tone: 100.0   Offset: -

442.650 Repeater   (WA1ZMS)

Rustburg   Tone: 100.0   Offset: +

444.000 Repeater   (N4TZE)

Rustburg   Tone: 203.5   Offset: +

443.800 Repeater

Rustburg   Tone: 100.0   Offset: +

147.075 Repeater   (W4PNT)

Waynesboro   Tone: 131.8   Offset: +

The W4PNT repeater is located near Waynesboro and is sponsored by the Waynesboro Repeater Association of Virginia. Frequent users are encouraged to support this group and this machine.

444.550 Repeater

Wintergreen   Tone: 136.5   Offset: +


Repeater Operating Practices

  1. 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.

  2. To initiate a contact, simply indicate that you are on frequency. For example, "This is KC4TIU monitoring." Or, "This is KC4TIU listening." It is very likely that you will get a return call.

  3. Identify legally. You must identify at the termination of your transmission and at least once each ten minutes. This includes when you access the repeater for TIME, or just "kerchunking"-which is not a 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.

  4. In calling another station, it is conventional to state the station to be called first, then your call, e.g., "KC4TTM, this is KC4TIU calling."

  5. Pause for the courtesy beep after each transmission. 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.

  6. 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 into the conversation.

  7. When you wish to join an ongoing conversation, wait for the pause between exchanges and then say, {your call}-"KC4TIU" or {your suffix}--"TIU". Then wait for one of the other stations to acknowledge you.

  8. Keep your transmissions short and thoughtful, especially during the morning, noon, and evening drive times when more operators may need to use the repeater.

  9. Remember- Our club has TWO 2-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. The Club also has a repeater on 449.250/444.250. Choosing a simplex frequency among friends has gained some popularity. That practice frees-up the repeaters as well as making your conversation a bit more private-like.

  10. 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. That also permits other stations, who require the repeater to make a contact, to make a connection.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. Respond to calls for assistance or just conversation. Our repeater is known as a friendly repeater. Let's keep it that way.