FCARC Repeaters
Rev. July 4, 2018
The Club operates three repeaters.
Leyden 2 Meters (Coverage Map)
The Leyden, MA 2 meter repeater is on a tower at an elevation of 1230 ft. The antenna is 100 ft. above ground level.
LAT: 42:41:50 N
LON: 72:36:20 W
The Leyden 2 meter repeater output frequency is 146.985 MHz with a 136.5 PL and a minus offset of 600 KHz.
Info about special commands that can be used on this repeater can be found in this Public Repeater Codes document.
Greenfield 2 Meters
The Greenfield 2 meter repeater is on Rocky Mountain in Greenfield, at 430 ft. above sea level. The antenna height is 65 ft. above ground level.
LAT: 42:35:26 N
LON: 72:35:14 W
The Greenfield 2 meter repeater output frequency is 147.120 MHz with a 131.8 PL and a plus offset of 600 KHz.
This repeater is a Yaesu System Fusion repeater, capable of several digital modes as well as analogue FM voice.
Greenfield 440 MHz (Coverage Map)
The Greenfield 440 MHz repeater is located near Poet’s Seat Tower on Rocky Mountain in Greenfield, MA, at 430 ft. above sea level. The antenna height is 60 ft. above ground level.
LAT: 42:35:26 N
LON: 72:35:14 W
The 440 MHz repeater output frequency is 448.275 MHz with a 136.5 PL and a minus offset of 5 MHz.
This repeater is a Yaesu System Fusion repeater, capable of several digital modes as well as analogue FM voice.
FCARC repeater coverage maps are available.
A talk on general principles of repeaters presented at the January 2016 FCARC club meeting is available as a PowerPoint presentation here.
There are many other repeaters in western Massachusetts, as well as in southern Vermont and New Hampshire. The M.A.R.C. Frequency List is online here as a Microsoft Word file and as a PDF file. This is a VHF/UHF channel guide to be used for emergency communications in Franklin County. It lists all local amateur radio repeater and simplex frequencies likely to be useful in emergencies.
There is also an online New England Repeater Directory with information on all New England repeaters on all bands. You can find directories of amateur radio repeaters for many other areas by searching on the Internet.