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Information on Packrat Nets, Beacons, and Repeaters

The Pack Rats initiated VHF nets on Monday night the first year the club was formed. The nets are open to all radio amateurs. The purpose of the nets is to promote activity and share information of a common interest to the VHF community. You do not have to be a member of the club to participate in any of the Pack Rat nets!

This section last Updated 3/19/2023 at 12:10 am

Day	Time (Local)	Frequency	Control Station	Grid or Net
Monday	6:45PM	This net will be found on the new repeater 224.900 See Coverage Map at very bottom of page	Michelle KB3MTW and Elliott K3JJZ	FN20ji (repeater)
	7:00PM	Packrat Talk Group 8804 on a DMR Network See a complete list at very bottom of page of all repeaters on the Packrat Talk group -	George KA3WXV	Check out delmarvaDMR.com for information and coverage maps
	7:30PM	50.150 MHz	Ray N3RG	FM29ki
	8:00PM	144.150 MHz	Dave W2KV	FN20ok
	8:30PM	222.125 MHz	Jim KC3BVL	FM29jw
	9:00PM	432.110 MHz	Mike WB2RVX	FM29mt

The Pack Rats maintain several VHF+ beacons, which serve as propagation indicators and allow operators to test their receivers. Some of our beacons are in Mountain Top, Pa and on Fancy Hill near Pottstown, Pa. Some are just south west of New York City. The 10 GHz is in are located in Center City Philadelphia.

The 10 GHz beacon is in an unheated/uncooled room and is subject to frequency changes.
Our FN20DH, FN20TK and FN21BE beacons are GPS disciplined.

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This section last Updated 3/03/2023 at 7:20 am

Packrat Beacons W3CCX/B


Frequency	Power Level	Status	Grid
50.300 MHz	0.3 W	Not yet Operational	TBD
144.300 MHz	10 W	On the AIR	FN21BE
222.060 MHz	4 W	On the AIR	FN20TK
432.300 MHz	10 W	On the AIR	FN20TK
903.300 MHz	10 W	On the AIR	FN21BE
1296.300 MHz	9 W	On the AIR	FN20DH
2304.300 MHz	1 W	Down for repair	FN20DH
3456.300 MHz	5 W	Not yet Operational	TBD
5760.300 MHz	5 W	Down for repair	FN21BE
10368.017 MHz	3 W	On the AIR	FN29JW