Information on Packrat Nets, Beacons, and Repeaters
(Roll to the bottom of the page for some additional local nets)
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 9/30/2024
Day | Time (Local) | Frequency | Control Station | Grid or Net |
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Monday |
6:45PM |
This net will be temporarily found on the old repeater 224.580 | Michelle KB3MTW and Elliott K3JJZ |
FN20ji (repeater) The Philidelphia 224.9 FM repeater is currently down. The old Hilltown FM repeater is up and being used for nets at this time. |
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 |
Checkout delmarvaDMR.com for information and coverage maps The Philidelphia DMR repeater is down Please use Hilltown, Eagle, Waterford or Charlestown as alternates. See the List of Packrat DMR repeaters at the bottom of this page for frequencies etc. |
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7:30PM | 50.150 MHz | Ray N3RG | FM29ki | |
8:00PM | 144.245 MHz | Dave W2KV | FN20ok | |
8:30PM | 222.125 MHz | Jim KC3BVL | FM29jw | |
9:00PM | 432.110 MHz | Mike WB2RVX | FM29mt |
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This section last Updated 10/12/2024 at 1:30 pm
Packrat Beacons W3CCX/B
The Pack Rats maintain several VHF+ beacons, which serve as propagation indicators and allow operators to test their receivers. All are GPS disciplined.
Locations Mountain Top, Pa FN21BE Fancy Hill near Pottstown, Pa FN20DH New Brunswick, NJ FN20TK
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This section last Updated 7/15/2024 at 7:30 pm
The Philidelphia 224.9 FM repeater is currently down Output: 224.900 Very wide coverage used especially for nets Input: 223.30 And a 432MHz Repeater:Output: 442.900 The original PackRat 222 Repeater Output: 224.580 W3CCX/R Limited coverage but still operational |
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Try the Sprints They are short and fun!
Info at:
http://www.packratvhf.com/index.php/fall-sprints
This section last Updated 7/7/2024 at 7:46 pm
Wednesday and Friday Night Nets
As you know many Packrats belong to more than one radio club. Jim, KC3BVL at FM29JW mentioned he enjoys the following nets
Microwave Wednesday: 7:30 PM - 903.100, 8:00 PM - 1296.100, 8:30 PM- 2304.100
Bottom 4 Fridays: 7:30 PM- 144.160, 8:00 PM- 50.160, 8:30 PM 222.150, 9:00 PM 432.160
Stop by and say hi some evening!