On Air

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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 now conducted on Monday and Tuesday nights of each week. 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!

Day	Time (Local)	Frequency	Control Station	Grid or Net
Monday	6:45PM	224.58 Repeater Crosslinked to 442.900+ 123.0 441.150+ 88.5 443.950+ 131.8	WR3P	FN20ji (repeater)
	7:00PM	Packrat Talk Group 8804 on a DMR Network Search on the WR3IRS website for the latest c-Bridge repeater listings For more info on Delaware and Maryland view DelmarvaDMR	KA3WXV	Interstate Roxboro Interstate Wilmington Interstate-2 Frederica Interstate-2 Eagle Interstate-2 Perkasie
	7:30PM	50.150 MHz	N3RG	FM29ki
	8:00PM	144.150 MHz	K3GNC	FN20ja
	8:30PM	222.125 MHz	KB1JEY	FN20je
	9:00PM	432.110 MHz	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 located in Center City Philadelphia, others are in Mountain Top, Pa and near Pottstown, Pa.

Packrat Beacons

W3CCX/B


Frequency	Power Level	Status	Grid
50.300 MHz	0.3 W	Not yet Operational	TBD
144.300 MHz	8 W	On the AIR	FN21BE
222.300 MHz	4 W	Not yet Operational	TBD
432.300 MHz	5 W	Not yet Operational	TBD
903.300 MHz	10 W	On the AIR	FN21BE
1296.300 MHz	9 W	On the AIR	FN20DH
2304.300 MHz	10 W	On the AIR	FN20DH
3456.300 MHz	5 W	Not yet Operational	TBD
5760.300 MHz	5 W	On the AIR	FN21BE
10368.017 MHz	3 W	On the AIR	FM29JW PECO BLD

W3SZ Beacon Frequency Observations

Some of the beacons are in an unheated/uncooled room and are subject to day to day frequency changes.
Our FN20DH and FN21BE beacons are GPS disciplined.

Packrat Repeaters