Auto-links at boot to internal node 1542 County Wide (five McARCS linked sites — see table below).
Hunter Point 147.675 (western Lake County) burned in the Lucas Fire last week and is temporarily operating in Upper Lake, CA at the home of N1PPP.
County Wide linked sites (node 1542)
| Location | Freq | Tone | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino – Cahto Peak | 145.430 − | 103.5 | WA6RQX · northern inland & coastal Mendocino |
| Mendocino – Laughlin Ridge | 147.390 + | 103.5 | WA6RQX · Willits, Redwood Valley, Ukiah, Potter Valley, west to coast |
| Mendocino – Sanel Mountain | 145.470 − | 103.5 | WA6RQX · southern inland Mendocino (101/128), N. Sonoma; Ukiah/Redwood Valley alternate |
| Mendocino – Fish Rock | 147.270 + | 114.8 | WA6RQX · southern Mendocino & northern Sonoma coast |
| Lake – Seigler Mountain | 145.150 − | 103.5 | WB5QAL • Serving all of Lake County, and points east |
Full Mendocino/Lake repeater list (including standalone and other linked systems): McARCS repeater list · Push-to-talk a second before speaking on linked systems.
Connect / disconnect flow
Always ID before DTMF and after disconnect.
DTMF cheat sheet
| Code | Action |
|---|---|
| *3node | Connect (full duplex link) |
| *2node | Listen only |
| *1node | Disconnect that node |
| *806 | Drop all links (not bare *6) |
| *816 | Undo last drop-all |
| Code | Action |
|---|---|
| *70 | Status / connected nodes |
| *711 | Local ID |
| *712 | Local time |
| *921 | Parrot ON (hear how you reach the machine) |
| *922 | Parrot OFF |
| *955 | Parrot once (next TX only) |
| *50 1 NN | Connect numbered node list entry NN (01–17), 442.875 only |
| *50 2 NN | Disconnect numbered node list entry NN (01–17), 442.875 only |
Parrot plays your audio back so you can hear how well you reach the repeater. Turn it off with *922 when finished.
Some interesting Allstar Nodes to which you can connect & a few nets
- Coffee Break Net — Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club, daily 7:30–9 AM PT · *50 1 01 connect / *50 2 01 disconnect (node 51018)
- WIN Tech Net — 1st & 3rd Fri 6 PM PT, hub 2560 · *50 1 02 connect / *50 2 02 disconnect (node 2560)
- Handiham — 2627 · *50 1 03 connect / *50 2 03 disconnect (node 2627)
- Absolute Tech — 52879 / 52782 · *50 1 04 connect / *50 2 04 disconnect (node 52879)
- N6NA River City — 53410 · *50 1 05 connect / *50 2 05 disconnect (node 53410)
- East Coast Reflector Tech — 27339 · *50 1 06 connect / *50 2 06 disconnect (node 27339)
- Canada Trans-Canada — 517300 · *50 1 07 connect / *50 2 07 disconnect (node 517300)
- South 40 Net — daily, hub 669400 · *50 1 08 connect / *50 2 08 disconnect (node 669400)
- WIN System — hub 2560 · how to connect · nets index · *50 1 09 connect / *50 2 09 disconnect (node 2560)
- WIN Insomniac trivia — nightly 11 PM PT · also Insomniac Group · *50 1 10 connect / *50 2 10 disconnect (node 2560)
- Alaska Morning Net — daily; hubs 29332 / 27133; also WIN IRLP 9109 · via WIN Fri/Sun 10:00 PT · *50 1 11 connect / *50 2 11 disconnect (node 29332)
- Science Net (Ken VA3KEN) — Sundays, hub 517302 · *50 1 12 connect / *50 2 12 disconnect (node 517302)
- Nightcrawlers Net — hub 458800 · *50 1 13 connect / *50 2 13 disconnect (node 458800)
- UK NWAG — 53573 / 40338 · FreeSTAR UK/NA · *50 1 14 connect / *50 2 14 disconnect (node 53573)
- VK-OzHUB 61624 · VK6-HUB 42732 · AU Welfare 50522 · *50 1 15 connect / *50 2 15 disconnect (node 61624)
- McARCS Mendocino/Lake repeaters · *50 1 16 connect / *50 2 16 disconnect (node 540341)
- AllStarLink node directory — search for nodes · no code (web link, no node)
Overseas hubs: waking-hours only — be a good neighbor on the far end.
Autopatch — 442.875 only
An Autopatch is so named because it provides an automated remote-controlled Ham Radio Phone Patch for a repeater. In this case, you can either call into the 442.875 MHz repeater and speak on the air from a phone or use the touch-tones on your radio for dialing *61, wait to hear the dialtone, then dial a US phone number to be connected and then hang up when you're done with *62.
Phone number: 707-355-4261 (707-355-HAM1)Codes: *61 up · *62 down · UHF only · US only
911 is redirected to Lake County Sheriff's Office (no E911 service available).
If you donate $50, you can call in to the repeater from up to 3 different phone numbers of your choosing. In this way, those who wish to use the calling-in feature are financially invested in making sure that the repeater activity remains of the highest ham radio quality and you are further admonished to make sure that folks on the phone conduct themselves in accordance with proper FCC guidelines for a 3rd party phone patched call. And also, I really appreciate the help paying for the electricity, phone line and calls. Thank you for donating! Already donated? You can add or change your phone numbers any time on the Manage my numbers page.