North Rogue Valley Repeater Group
The North Rogue Valley Repeater Group (NRVRG) is dedicated to providing and supporting amateur radio repeaters in Southern Oregon. Both conventional and digital repeaters are available to licensed amateur radio operators with emphasis on supporting Emergency Radio communications.
NRVRG offers EchoIRLP nodes, Wires-X rooms and will be implementing OPENSPOT connectivity soon; OpenSpot offers cross-connection to most of the digital modes to include DMR, D-STAR, System Fusion (C4FM), P25, POCSAG, APRS messaging and other modes. See OPENSPOT 3 to learn more.
NRVRG supports the AREDN network, CERTS and ARES groups throughout Southern Oregon. Click on "Digital" for more info.
Please be sure to use the repeaters listed below and some of the newer "digital" modes. We will be adding features this summer that support your digital radio modes of operation. Email us with your ideas at w9pci@w9pci.com.
Repeaters supported by NRVRG... (See note 5) Updated 9/22/2020
| 145.330- | Analog PL123 | W9PCI | Blackwell | Central Point | Dedicated to Analog FM operations |
| 146.620-1 | Analog PL123 | W9PCI | Near I-5 POE | Ashland | New TKR-750-1 w/RC-210 |
| 147.060+6 | Fixed Digital C4FM | W9PCI | Roxy Ann QTH | Medford | Dedicated to "digital" C4FM operations |
| 147.240+2 | Analog PL123 | W9PCI | n/a | Medford | Currently bench testing |
| 444.100+ | Analog PL123 | W9PCI | n/a | Rogue River | Currently bench testing |
| 444.200+ | Analog PL100 | W9PCI | Roxy Ann QTH | Medford | Analog FM (DTMF control of Links) |
| 444.300+ | AMS4 PL123 | W9PCI | n/a | Medford | Digital and conventional analog - AMS mode |
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| 146.720- | Analog PL131.8 | KL7VK | North of Town | Rogue River | Conventional analog "FM" |
| 147.380+3 | AMS4 PL131.8 | KL7VK | QTH | Central Point | Digital and conventional analog - AMS mode |
| 443.150+ | Analog PL136.5 | KL7VK | QTH | Central Point | Conventional analog "FM" |
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| 146.840- | Analog PL123 | K7JAX | Baldy | Medford | Limited use - faulty feed-line to be repaired |
| 440.225+5 | AMS4 PL131.8 | K7RVM | RV Manor | Medford | Digital and conventional analog - AMS mode |
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1-EchoIRLP (3383) | 2-EchoIRLP (3414) | 3-Connected to FTM-400D hosting Wires-X
4-Auto Mode Select (AMS) DN-Digital (C4FM), VW - Digital (C4FM) Voice Wide, FM - Conventional Analog FM
5-Repeaters with digital capability supported by non-NRVRG members
6-This is a "Digital ONLY" C4FM repeater; it will not respond to conventional analog FM.
NOTE: All RF transmissions are "analog" with FM variations to accommodate "digital" information (Read more)
Some History...
The hobby of amateur radio is interesting after more than 60 years and has undergone many technology changes over those years. Building and operating an ARS brings together many disciplines that enable communications around the world. Now with computer technology and the Internet, amateur radio has been extended into the digital world.
Many amateurs still operate "valve" construction radios so that tube technology, available at the beginning of radio, lives on; some examples show to the right.
Today, radios have become very small, utilize processors to run computer programs, and have the ability of change features through software updates - Software Defined Radio (SDR) - "Flex radios", "SoftRock", etc.
BREAKING NEWS
May 2, 2022 - Bob Ross N7RBP Video
How to use Scott's (KI7ONK) "Mesh Info" to visualize your Node's Performance history and much more. read more
April 22, 2022 - Updated CPMesh AREDN Policy & Guidlines read more
January 30, 2022 - Links to AREDN information read more
January 12, 2022 - AREDN SkyAware (FlightAware) service on CPMesh Network read more
December 28, 2021 - List of Mesh Radios read more
December 10, 2021 - New "example" of downloadable / fillable ICS Forms read more
December 8, 2021 - New AREDN map read more
November 24, 2020 - KY6N's COVID-19 Student Desk Project read more
Featured Homebrew / Modification Projects
Icom 2KL Power Supply Modification - (Details and photos)
KR7KP (was KK6OS) - Model Navy Ship (ask him for details and more photos)
Build your own microphone - provided by K6PRK. Specifically for use with the FT-2000. Instructions.
Mechanical speech processor anyone can build, compliments of K6VHP/sk. Example.