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| Repeaters Analog DSTAR Packet General Voice NetThursday 8:00 PM145.270 MHz(-)/ 444.450 MHz(+) linked CTCSS 79.7 Hz Specialty NetD-STARSunday 7:00 PM 2 Meter D-STAR Net 145.320 MHz(-) Linked to the NCR D-STAR repeaters Sunday 8:00 PM 1.2 GHz D-STAR Data Net 1298.40 MHz DD SKYWARN NetDuring Severe Weather145.270 MHz(-) (CTCSS Off) |
Many SARA members and other hams in the Stafford area volunteer to
participate in emergency communications (EmComm) support to the
Stafford County government and those jurisdictions within the immediate
SARA repeater coverage area, including the Red Cross regional office in
Spotsylvania. SARA provides the use of our repeaters, and owns
equipment given to us by Stafford County, to support emergency
communications. Such equipment includes VHF/UHF hand-held,
VHF/UHF mobile, and HF radios. For a list of EmComm county/city
coordinators in Virginia, please
go here. Please also visit the Stafford
County-approved Stafford EmComm Team website for more information. SARA participates in SKYWARN, a field spotter network trained and sponsored by the National Weather Service. The local NWS designated SKYWARN repeater is our 145.270 machine. SKYWARN net control operators can activate the SKYWARN mode on the repeater [SKYWARN mode puts the CW id in the courtesy beep, activates the SKYWARN announcement every 16.7 minutes, and disables numerous admin announcements], and then take weather reports to be relayed to the NWS in Sterling, Virginia. For more information on SKYWARN, and to see a map of the area repeaters supporting SKYWARN, go here. For the latest Newletter from NOAA in Sterling, VA...go here. |