RASC VHF Repeater
Call Sign: N7GDE
Frequency: 145.190 MHz
Offset: -600 kHz
CTCSS Tone: 127.3 Hz
Location: 48.594789, -122.159361
The N7GDE repeater is a voice repeater and does not process any tone, DTMF, paging, or digital signals. It does not support APRS, IRLP, ECHOLINK, or auto-patch services. It is located on Lyman Hill (or Lyman Peak) at an altitude of 4,300 ft Mean Sea Level (MSL), an elevation that is ideally suited for wide-area coverage repeaters. Geographically, the location is N48°35’41.24″, W122° 9’33.70″. On a map, Lyman Hill is situated 7 miles NNE of Sedro Woolley, WA. The antenna is mounted at the 50-ft level on the southern face of a 100-Ft antenna tower at the top of the hill.
The N7GDE repeater is open for use by all licensed Amateur Radio operators. Using a mobile rig and suitable antenna, you’ll find that coverage extends to the south as far as central Seattle, to the north to Vancouver, to the east up the Skagit River to Rockport (WA), and to the west into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
The repeater consists of:
► 1 SCOM 7330 repeater controller
► 2 Samlex SEC-1235M 30A power supplies (not shown)
► 2 Motorola CDM1250 VHF radios for Rx and Tx (1 each)
► 1 Motorola CDM1250 UHF radio for remote base operation (repeater linking)
► 1 Motorola CDM1550 220 MHz control radio
► Henry Radio C100 RF amplifier
► 1 6-Cavity Tx/Rx duplexer
► Approximately 80’ of 7/8” Heliax
► Sinclair 2-bay open-loop dipole antenna.
NCRA UHF Repeater
Call Sign: N7CRA
Frequency: 444.625 MHz
Offset: +5 MHz
CTCSS Tone: 103.5 Hz
Location: 48.4244423,-122.1426563
The N7CRA repeater is operated by the North Cascade Repeater Association and it is a voice repeater that does not process any tone, DTMF, paging, or digital signals. It does not support APRS, IRLP, or auto-patch services. It does have an ECHOLINK interface courtesy of KI7ZI.
It is located on Cultus Mountain at an altitude of 3,900 ft Mean Sea Level (MSL), an elevation that is ideally suited for wide-area coverage repeaters. Cultus Mountain is situated directly east of Mount Vernon, WA.
The N7CRA repeater is open for use by all licensed Amateur Radio operators. Using a mobile rig and suitable antenna, you’ll find that coverage extends to the south as far as central Seattle, to the north to Vancouver, to the east up the Skagit River to Rockport (WA), and to the west into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Digital (DMR) Repeater
Call Sign: KF7CFR
Frequency: 441.950 MHz
Offset: +5 MHz
Color Code: 1
Location: 48.594789, -122.159361
The KF7CFR digital repeater is owned by the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) with contributions from both the SARECC and RASC clubs. The Hytera repeater was placed on Lyman Hill on August 16th, 2020.
BrandMeister repeater # 311194. You can see a heat map, last callers and other info here:
https://brandmeister.network/?page=repeater&id=311194
“Local 9” is the local net and talk channel that some members monitor. The term local means that the QSOs stay within the RF boundaries of the repeater and do not go over the larger BrandMeister network.
The WA ARES TAC channel is also open and welcoming to casual conversations.
APRS is enabled on the repeater using Time Slot 2 (TS 2) and Talk Group (TG) 310999.
| Talk Group Name | Talk Group # | Time Slot | Notes * |
| WASH 1 | 3153 | 1 | FT / BM / PNWD |
| EMCOMM US | 9911 | 1 | FT / BM |
| WA STATE ARES | 31538 | 1 | FT / BM |
| WA ARES TAC | 31539 | 2 | FT / BM |
| PNW REGIONAL | 31771 | 2 | FT / BM / PNWD |
| PARROT (PRIVATE CALL) | 9990 | 2 | FT / BM |
| LOCAL 2 | 2 | 2 | FT / LOCAL |
| LOCAL 9 | 9 | 2 | FT / LOCAL (Calling TG) |
| APRS | 310999 | 2 | APRS enabled |