W9PCI Amateur Radio Southwest Florida
Link to Naples Amateur
Radio Club Official Site
The "North Valley Repeater Group (NVRG) is dissolved with our move to
Southwest Florida from Southern Oregon in 2023. Similar to NVRG,
W9PCI Amateur Radio Southwest Florida (WARSF) is dedicated to providing and
supporting amateur radio in Southwest
Florida. HF "remote" and conventional / digital repeaters are available to licensed amateur radio operators with emphasis on Amateur Radio Emergency Service
of Collier County (ARESCC).
WARSF offers HF, VHF, UFH, 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.
WARSF supports the AREDN network, CERTS and ARES groups throughout
Collier County of Southwest
Florida. Click on "Digital" for more info.
Listed below are only a few of the repeaters & "Call Sign" of systems
located in Collier County. Please try these repeaters and
some of the newer "digital" modes. New features will soon be added that support
operation of digital radio modes on W9PCI systems. Please contact the
repeater owner(s) of systems for their usage policy / procedures. Email
your ideas to w9pci@w9pci.com.
Naples Club HF Remote Status
***Offline*** Updated
7/17/2024
The HF Remote is located south of Radio Road between
Airport and Livingston. The radio is a Kenwood TS-480SAT
with a 40m and 10m dipole antenna (Ant 1 & 2).
Please email W9PCI for information on how to use the system and report
any issues by email to
w9pci@w9pci.com.
***The Remote is offline until a failed PS can be
replaced. Mark has a PS he will supply in a few days and I'll take
a look at what failed in the original one and get it fixed and/or
replaced. I've also had it "OFFLINE" during lightening storms
which have been frequent lately. Please check here for
current status.
Repeaters (See note 5) Updated
6/15/2024
| 147.030+ |
136.5 | W4SFL |
FD Sta #71 | Naples |
DR-2X Dedicated to Analog FM operations |
| 146.670-1 |
136.5 |
WB2QLP |
Pelican Bay N |
Naples |
DR-2X - Tx antenna favors to West |
| 443.275+2 |
136.5 |
AC4FL |
Dunes |
Naples |
Analog |
| 145.490- |
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AA4PP-C |
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Naples |
D-Star Repeater |
| 444.500+ |
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AA4PP-B |
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Naples |
D-Star Repeater |
| 444.9875+ |
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AB4NP |
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Naples |
DMR Repeater |
| 444.4875+ |
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AB4NP |
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Naples |
DR2-X
C4FM & WIRES-X |
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| 146.4007 |
136.5 |
Simplex |
ARES |
Local |
Simplex - Local Simplex |
| 446.4107 |
136.5 |
Simplex |
ARES |
Local |
Alt. Simplex |
| 446.5107 |
136.6 |
Simplex |
ARES |
Local |
Alt. Simplex |
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| 147.240+3 |
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W9PCI |
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Naples |
C4FM - AMS |
| 444.100+ |
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W9PCI |
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Naples |
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| 444.200+3/4/6 |
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W9PCI |
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Naples | Analog FM (DTMF control of Links) NEW EchoIRLP 3414 |
| 444.300+ |
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W9PCI |
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Naples | Digital and conventional analog - AMS mode |
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1-EchoLink
#389568 is available on this repeater (RF link to Internet for control
and EchoLink) Antenna @ ~200' and site has emergency backup power.
(Rx - separate Omni antenna located at same height approx. 100' from Tx
antenna).
NOTE: Aux Repeater - 144.670 PL136.5 Input with output on 146.670.
2-Dunes Repeater.
3-UFH Side of Yaesu System Fusion Repeater (DR-2X).
4-Auto Mode Select (AMS) DN-Digital (C4FM), VW - Digital (C4FM) Voice Wide, FM - Conventional Analog FM.
5-Be sure to check with repeater Owner/Trustee/Club for repeater
usage policies / practices as a courtesy for usage.
6-This is repeater provides users with either C4FM or analog FM - Note:
there is no "Courtesy Beep" on this repeater.
7- Simplex frequencies are used on a non-interference basis with other
nearby users; if interference is present, may be +- a few kHz to avoid
adjacent signal interference.
NOTE: All RF transmissions are "analog" with FM variations to accommodate "digital" information (Read more);
this may not always be true given modern "digital" forms of transmissions.
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.
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 (FLORIDA -
Naples)
June 12, 2024 - Begin
"revision" of this website after a cross-country move to Southwest
Florida.
In October of 2022, we moved from Southern Oregon to Southwest Florida.
After many trips to various locations in Florida, we settled in Naples.
The QTH is located near Radio Rd. between Airport-Pulling & Livingston.
ARCHIVED NEWS (OREGON-
Rogue Valley)
February 13, 2023 - New KL7VK Projects
KL7VK has been busy building specialized "To Go" kits using the rPI, Quadra and the IGEL Thin Client.
read more
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 &
Guidelines 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.