KC9CVH – Ham Radio Stuff
Kilo – Charlie – Nine – Charlie – Victor – Hotel
Grid Square CN88ql
My long-term public ham radio page has been over on QSL.net. This webpage is primarily for my own use.
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| Skagit Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Club (SARECC) Anacortes | Radio Amateurs of Skagit County (RASC) Mt Vernon RASC online forum |
Kenwood THF6 Handheld Triband Repeaters, Frequencies, Channels – Skagit County
| Channel | Name | Call Sign | Frequency (MHz) | Offset | CTCSS Tone / Color Code | Location |
| 1 | SARECC Salvation Army | KG7OCP | 443.350 | +5 MHz | 100 Hz | Salvation Army |
| 5 | RASC VHF Repeater | N7GDE | 145.190 | -600 kHz | 127.3 Hz | 48.594789, -122.159361 |
| 18 | SARECC Salvation Army | 146.580 | Simplex (no repeater) | no tone, no offset | ||
| 6 | NCRA UHF Repeater | N7CRA | 444.625 | +5 MHz | 103.5 Hz | 48.4244423, -122.1426563 |
| 110 | SARECC Repeater | KG7OCP | 224.820 | -1.6 MHz | 100 Hz | Mt Erie |
| Digital (DMR) Repeater | KF7CFR | 441.950 | +5 MHz | Color Code: 1 | 48.594789, -122.159361 | |
| SARECC / Mobile Emergency | KG7OCP | 444.000 | +5 MHz | 100 Hz | ? | |
| SARECC | 223.530 | Simplex (no repeater) | ||||
| A-Alpha | B-Bravo | C-Charlie | D- Delta | E-Echo | F-Foxtrot | G-Golf | H-Hotel |
| I-India | J-Juliet | K-Kilo | L-Lima | M-Mike | N-November | O-Oscar | P-Papa |
| Q-Quebec | R- Romeo | S-Sierra | T-Tango | U-Uniform | V-Victor | W-Whiskey | X-Xray |
| Y-Yankee | Z-Zulu |
A - ALPHA B - BRAVO
C - CHARLIE D - DELTA
E - ECHO F - FOXTROT
G - GOLF H - HOTEL
I - INDIA J - JULIET
K - KILO L - LIMA
M - MIKE N - NOVEMBER
O - OSCAR P - PAPA
Q - QUEBEC R - ROMEO
S - SIERRA T - TANGO
U - UNIFORM V - VICTOR
W - WHISKEY X - X-RAY
Y - YANKEE Z - ZULUA typical SSB CQ goes like this:
“CQ CQ Calling CQ. This is KC9CVH, Kilo – Charlie – 9 – Charlie – Victor – Hotel.”
When answering a CQ, keep the answer short. Say the call sign of the station once or twice, followed by your call:
“N2EEC N2EEC, this is KC9CVH, Kilo – Charlie – 9 – Charlie – Victor – Hotel.”
On A Quiet Repeater.
If the repeater is quiet, pick up your microphone, press the switch, and transmit your call sign, for example:
“This is KC9CVH, monitoring. Kilo – Charlie – Nine – Charlie – Victor – Hotel.”
Or if you just want to see if the repeater is picking you up:
“This is KC9CVH, testing. Kilo – Charlie – Nine – Charlie – Victor – Hotel.”
Signal Reports (R-S-T System) : “You’re 5-9”
| Puget Sound Repeater Group | Parks on the Air (POTA) |
| Summits on the Air (SOTA) | Beaches on the Air (BOTA). |
| MeshCore info Mesh Presentation Powerpoint https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fM4R1w7KDxSyZMB2wyeXoveKEg1WR4qs/ MeshCore Companion Set-Up Guide Repeater Set-Up Guide Coming Soon!! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cxaMvIXqvx-Yt-xHllHQ3wrNpHHFRY1w/ The official MeshCore website Lots of helpful info, and the Firmware Web Flasher tool can be found here to set up a new radio https://meshcore.co.uk/index.html Puget Mesh https://pugetmesh.org/meshcore/ MeshCore Analyzer Very useful website where you can see if your messages are getting out to the Puget Sound mesh. You can also analyze each message to see all the routes it took through the network. This site also has a very helpful map and lots of other great tools. https://analyzer.letsmesh.net/channels MeshMapper This is a new site which replaces the old coverage map. Data is still being migrated. This is where wardriving coverage data will be published. https://sea.meshmapper.net/ Old site is here: https://mesh-map.pages.dev/ Official MeshCore Discord server Great place to ask questions, share, or just chat https://discord.gg/ch6RTXXp Puget Mesh Discord Great place to chat about regional MeshCore topics or just MeshCore in general. They also have sections for Meshtastic and Arden discussion. https://discord.gg/kesJ5UP9 Cascadia Mesh Discord Another regional Discord group with lots of great discussion. Some of the region’s most active mesh repeater owners chat here about coordinating repeater projects. https://cascadiamesh.com/ Let’s Mesh Forum I haven’t used this forum much but it could be a great place to search for help https://forum.letsmesh.net/ | ||
| QRZ.com | General Class Band Chart (pdf) | Propogation Report Map |
| @KC9CVH@mastodon.hams.social | ARRL Band Chart (pdf) | Make an Azimuthal Map |
| @KC9CVH@mastodon.radio | DXHeat (What bands are hot) | Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) World Map |
| ARRL.org | Field Spotter for POTA, SOTA & WWFF | DxCluster World Map |
| National Calling Frequency 146.520 MHz (2 m), 446.000 MHz (70 cm) | The Holy Cluster | Simon’s World Map |
| San Juan County Amateur Radio Society (SJCARS N7JN) SJCARS.groups.io | Anderson power pole connection kit install (YouTube) | Wideband Shortwave Radio Receiver Map |
| Repeater Book | Waterway Net | |
| Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications | Ham YouTuber I Like (Coastal Waves & Wires) | QRZ Grid Mapper |
| Amateur Radio Manual (ebook) | NOAA Aurora Forecast | Grid Square Locator |
| Manual for Kenwood THF6 Handheld Triband (pdf) | RF Exposure Calculator | Wideband Shortwave Radio Receiver Map |
| Installing CHIRP on Linux (to upload channel list) | ||
| Best Intro to FT8 video (YouTube) | NetTime (PC Computer Time Sync Software) | Callsign Lookup (website) |
| Antennas made in North Carolina | Raspberry Pi 4 Ham Radio | Beaches on the Air (BOTA) |
| OH8STN | HamSphere | Parks on the Air (POTA) advice |
| ARRL End-fed Antenna Kit Youtube Videos On It Product Details | ARRL Logbook of the World LoTW information, login . This is the repository to use, but you should be using one of the popular logging programs, most likely n3fjp (among many others are: Ham Radio Deluxe, HAMRS, DXKeeper) to seamlessly do all the work through the ARRL TQSL app . Additionally, you may want to upload QSOs to QRZ from LoTW. For contesting, most folks prefer the login program N1MM. | World Wide Flora & Fauna in Amateur Radio, WWFF (this is global POTA) |
| Narwhal Amateur Radio Society | SWR on ICOM 7300 (YouTube) more SWR on ICOM 7300 (YouTube) | FT8 Manual (pdf) |
| morsle – morse code practice Morse Code Learning Video | Somebody’s ham shack | Maritime Mobile Service Network |
| Winlink Global Radio Email | EchoLink |
| AuxComm USA Emergency Communications | |
| VarAC HF Chat Reinvented | what3words app – what3words address |
| Digital Master 780 digital mode software, DM789 (includes Olivia) | WSTJ (for FT8) | Winlink Global Radio Email |
| WSPR explained | Grid Tracker with WSJT-X | Learn: Winlink Global Radio Email |
| GridTracker | Club Log, for DXCC league tables, expedition tools, log search services and most-wanted lists |
| Ham Radio General Class (YouTube) | HamStudy – Study for General License |
| Ham Tests Online (Ham.Study) | Ham Radio General Class from W5HRC for 2019 – 2023 (YouTube) |
| Ham Study .org | General Pool Questions (pdf) |
| Elecraft AX1 Multi-band Whip | Hentenna |
| Gutter Antenna | 2005-2015 2nd Gen Toyota Tacoma CB Antenna Mount |
| Trailer Hitch Mast Mount | Portable antennas: https://youtu.be/BYG76axXoFo 1. Vertical with a coil: slidewinder dx coil (best, see video above starting at 11:51) https://www.m1ecc-antennas.co.uk/SlideWinder_DX_Coil_Green/p7313406_20785132.aspx Also this video and maybe other info in this video use one of my camera tripods With foldable manpack military whip: https://www.amazon.com/Manpack-Collapsible-Element-Antenna-Length/dp/B07DWN64CN 2. Vertical with a coil, tunable (wolf River sb antenna 10-80 m (silver bullet 1000), https://www.wolfrivercoils.com/SB1000.html 3. End fed half wave antenna 4. 1/4 wave (quarter wave) ground plane antenna 5. Hamstick by shark – get more than one of these, diff bands |
| For portable operation, consider the ATAS-120a (designed for use with Yaesu transceivers that support ATAS) for when we are on the move and the DX Commander Classic (an order of magnitude better, but more setup time) for the more sedentary days. | 2.m and 440 j-pole plans copper ham universe j-pole MentorFest antenna KK4ICE antenna build a j-pole eHam article ARRL pdf commercially available dual-band 2 m / 70 cm dipole – best design 2 m copper pipe j-pole J-Pole Specs for 144, 220, or 440 MHz |
| Home Brew HF Home Brew 10 m Dipole (YouTube) | Home Brew UHF/VHF A Home Brew VHF/UHF (2m/70cm) Base Station Ham Radio Antenna Simple VHF and UHF dipole antenna (YouTube) VHF / UHF Vertical Dipole Antenna (adjustable SWR) |
| Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) | GigaParts (Giga) |
| RadioDiddity | DX Engineering (DX) |
| Ham City | Walcott Radio |
| Signal Stuff |
Orcas Island, Washington, USA – grid square: CN88mq
| Southeastern Repeater Association (SERA) | 146.8350 Columbia NC Repeater |
| NC ARRL National Traffic System |
NC Nets:
| Day of week | Description | Time | Freq | Offset | PL Tone | Station | Location |
| Monday | 8 pm | 147.090 | +0.6 | 131.78 | W4GDF | Greenville NC | |
| Tuesday | HF Net | 7 pm | 3.850 | K4BCH | Chocowinity NC | ||
| Wednesday | Down East Rag Chew / Technical Net | 8 pm | 224.8400 | -1.6 | 91.5 | WA4DAN | Grifton, NC |
| Wednesday | Coastal Emergency Linking Net | 9 pm | 146.955 | -0.6 | 131.8 | K4BCH | Chocowinity NC |
| Thursday | Rag Chew | 147.2550 | +0.6 | 131.8 | K4BCH | Chocowinity NC |
NC Frequencies, local repeaters
| Frequency | Location | Station | Offset | PL Tone |
| 107.9 | (radio) | |||
| 146.9550 | Bath, NC | K4BCH | -0.6 | 131.8 |
| 147.2550 | Chocowinity, NC | K4BCH | +0.6 | 131.8 |
| 147.0900 | Greenville, NC | W4GDF | +0.6 | 131.8 |
| 145.3500 | Greenville (Digital), NC | WD4JPQ | -0.6 | 131.8 |
| 224.840 | Grifton, NC | WA4DAN | -1.6 | 91.5 |
North Carolina Repeaters:
| Frequency | Offset | Tone Up/Down | Location | County | Call | Use | Modes |
| 146.9550 | -0.6 MHz | 131.8/131.8 | Bath | Beaufort | K4BCH | OPEN | FM Fusion |
| 147.2550 | -0.6 MHz | 131.8/131.8 | Chocowinity, WLGT-FM tower | Beaufort | K4BCH | OPEN | FM |
| 440.5250 | +5 MHz | CC1 | Washington, Vidant Beaufort Hospital | Beaufort | NC4ES | OPEN | DMR |
| 442.5500 | +5 MHz | 82.5/82.5 | Bath, Hunters Bridge water tower | Beaufort | NC4ES | OPEN | FM |
In North Carolina, I was briefly in the Pamlico Amateur Radio Club, K4BCH, Facebook.