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Napa Area Repeaters
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The W6CO system
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Napa Area Repeaters
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The W6CO system
The W6CO repeater system is made up of 5 repeaters located in two sites in the Napa Valley. All the repeaters in the system are open for use by any licensed operators. Their primary purpose is to support Emergency Communications.
Mount St Helena
147.180 (STH) This repeater is located on the South Peak of Mt St Helena at 4,143 feet (asl) and uses a PL tone of 151.4. The primary coverage area is the Napa Valley and Lake County. Secondary coverage includes Eastern Sonoma County from Santa Rosa North to Cloverdale.
441.900 This repeater is also located on the South Peak of Mt St Helena and uses a PL tone of 151.4. Stand-alone coverage is the Northern part of the Napa Valley and Lake County.
Mount Veeder
147.180 (VDR) This repeater is located on the
Eastern flank of Mt Veeder near the Napa/Sonoma County line
and uses a PL tone of 91.5 Hz.
The primary coverage area is the central and southern portions of the Napa Valley.
441.800 The transmitter and one receiver is located on the Eastern flank of Mt Veeder near the Napa/Sonoma County line and uses a PL tone of 151.4. Additional receivers in a voter configuration are located on the Valley floor to enhance use by mobiles and handheld radios. This system is also equipped with a remote base to permit access into several nearby repeaters which are not part of our system. See below for details. The primary coverage area (unlinked) is the Central and Southern part of the Napa Valley with secondary coverage into parts of the Sacramento Valley (Fairfield/Rio Vista), and Southern Solano County (Vallejo). This repeater is also equipped with an Echolink node. See below for additional details
440.050 This is a digital system, (D-Star module-B) also located on Mt. Veeder. This repeater can only be accessed by using D-Star compatible equipment. See Icom America's website for more information.
If you currently have D-Star equipment, or are contemplating buying it, you will need to register before you can use the gateway feature of this or any other D-Star repeater. You should register with the gateway nearest your home address. Registration is free, quick and easy and once you are registered you can use any D-Star gateway. To register send an email to the repeater trustee, W6BIS . Be sure to include your full name, address, current amateur callsign, and email address. Please note: D-Star users can register on most systems but once registered must not register a second time with any other gateway. A complete repeater directory can be found http://www.dstarusers.org