Our main repeater, the “’45”, operates on a frequency of 145.450- MHz and is located on Megler Mountain (appx. 1,300 feet), just across the river from Astoria, Oregon.

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In the coverage plot for the 145.450 (Megler) Repeater below, contributed by Frank Wolfe [NM7R], the parameters are selected conservatively to represent the "worst case" for normal operations. Having the plots a bit pessimistic is better for planning than a wildly optimistic picture that gives false hope for coverage that really doesn't exist, encouraging those weak in-the-mud signals we all hate to deal with.

The the outer area on the plots represents a "plain vanilla" (3 dBi) mobile vertical at 1.5 meters above the ground, with 40-watts. This is a good representation of a "typical" mobile. A base station would probably do much better, but it is hard to characterize a "typical" base station.

The inner (darker) area represents a "typical" HT, with a -2 dBi antenna, also 1.5 meter above ground and 4-watts.

Note: There is another 145.450 MHz repeater just on the other side of the Coast Range (North Plains,in the Hillsboro area) - it has no PL tone. The two repeaters, despite being so close, do not seem to interfere with each other at all. Just be aware that when you cross over to "the other side", you may get a repeater you didn't expect! (You can tell the difference immediately - W7BU's repeater has a simple "bloop" courtesy tone after the station ID, and the other repeater has a "bo-o-o-i-ing" tone, like a cartoon spring's sound)

Our second repeater, the “’76”, operates on a frequency of 146.760- MHz, and is located on Nicolai Mountain (appx. 3,000 feet), approximately 20 miles east of Astoria. This repeater has wide coverage, and can be heard, if not always hit, from as far away as Olympia & Gig Harbor, Washington and Eugene & Mt. Hood, Oregon.

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In the coverage plot for the 146.760 (Nicolai) Repeater below, contributed by Frank Wolfe [NM7R], the parameters are selected conservatively to represent the "worst case" for normal operations. Having the plots a bit pessimistic is better for planning than a wildly optimistic picture that gives false hope for coverage that really doesn't exist, encouraging those weak in-the-mud signals we all hate to deal with.

The the outer area on the plots represents a "plain vanilla" (3 dBi) mobile vertical at 1.5 meters above the ground, with 40-watts. This is a good representation of a "typical" mobile. A base station would probably do much better, but it is hard to characterize a "typical" base station.

The inner (darker) area represents a "typical" HT, with a -2 dBi antenna, also 1.5 meter above ground and 4-watts.

Note the differences in coverage patterns from the 146.660 (W7FBM) repeater just 5 miles away, at the same elevation:

Our third repeater, the “’74”, operates on a frequency of 146.740- MHz, and is located on Asbury Ridge above Arch Cape, Oregon (appx. 2,400 feet).

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In the coverage plot for the 146.740 (Arch Cape) Repeater below, contributed by Frank Wolfe [NM7R], the parameters are selected conservatively to represent the "worst case" for normal operations. Having the plots a bit pessimistic is better for planning than a wildly optimistic picture that gives false hope for coverage that really doesn't exist, encouraging those weak in-the-mud signals we all hate to deal with.

The the outer area on the plots represents a "plain vanilla" (3 dBi) mobile vertical at 1.5 meters above the ground, with 40-watts. This is a good representation of a "typical" mobile. A base station would probably do much better, but it is hard to characterize a "typical" base station.

The inner (darker) area represents a "typical" HT, with a -2 dBi antenna, also 1.5 meter above ground and 4-watts.

Zoomed In:

Our fourth and most recent acquisition, the "'925" repeater, operates on a frequency of 440.925+ MHz with a CTCSS Tone of 100.0 (different than the remainder of our repeaters), and is located in Washington State, across from Astoria (on Megler Mountain) at approximately 1300 feet. Formerly owned and operated by Brad Gulleff [N7BAG] and purchased from him in October of 2009, this repeater covers south to Canon Beach, Oregon and north to Long Beach, Washington It also works well along US 30 to Longview. This repeater has a frequency agile remote base on 2M/440/220. It also has IRLP and Echolink capability.

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In the coverage plot for the 440.925 (Megler) Repeater below, contributed by Frank Wolfe [NM7R], the parameters are selected conservatively to represent the "worst case" for normal operations. Having the plots a bit pessimistic is better for planning than a wildly optimistic picture that gives false hope for coverage that really doesn't exist, encouraging those weak in-the-mud signals we all hate to deal with.

The the outer area on the plots represents a "plain vanilla" (3 dBi) mobile vertical at 1.5 meters above the ground, with 40-watts. This is a good representation of a "typical" mobile. A base station would probably do much better, but it is hard to characterize a "typical" base station.

The inner (darker) area represents a "typical" HT, with a -2 dBi antenna, also 1.5 meter above ground and 4-watts.

Owned by the City of Seaside and operated by the Seaside Tsunami Amateur Radio Society and bearing their club callsign "WA7VE", this repeater operates from the Seaside City Water Plant on top of Peterson Point, just south of Seaside. This is a new repeater as of late February, 2009. It operates on a frequency of 145.490- Mhz, with a PL tone of 118.8, and is an open repeater. No autopatch or linking at this time.

The Clatsop auto-patch system is funded & maintained by Jay Shepherd [W7FBM].  Donations should be made out directly to him.  Check with Jay about "requested donation amounts" for using the auto-patch for phone calls.
Published OPEN access is:
9-1-1  Dispatch (North County)
9-1-2  NON-EMERGENCY Fire (North County)
9-1-3 WEATHER call in ( WX Spotters)
9-1-4 NON-EMERGENCY Police (North County)
9-1-5 RED CROSS - Astoria
9-1-6 Astoria AIRPORT Weather
9-1-9 HOSPITAL = Columbia Memorial
# to End the Call


K7RPT system (Over the hill, Washington County and others) is maintained by the Amateur Radio Rely Group (ARRG).
OPEN ACCESS AUTO-PATCH:
*-9-1-1 DISPATCH ( All Repeaters)
147.320 + (no tone) is on South Saddle and has additional codes
*-9-3-1 Dispatch Washington County
*-9-3-4 Dispatch Clackamas County
*-9-3-5 Dispatch Clark County
*-9-3-6 Dispatch Yamhill County
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While technically not a repeater, this seemed like the best place to add our local packet node(s) information

While not our repeaters, the Oregon Coast Repeater Group system of repeaters is close enough to us, and actually overlaps some of our coverage, so some information on them is given here, supplied As-IS from the OCRG. This is new information as of 19 January 2009. The OCRG main website is located at http://www.ocrg.org. A link to a visual aid of how the repeaters are linked is below.

Rockaway Beach 442.750 (on)
Mt. Hebo 440.900 (on)
Cape Meares 147.160 (normally off)
Otter Crest Newport 444.750 (on)
Lincoln City 443.750 (coming up this winter, on all the time, IRLP node)


New UHF Linking - Mt Hebo (W7GC) to Herman Peak (Florence - W7FLO)
 
The 440.900 uhf repeater on Mt Hebo may be linked at times to Herman Peak near Florence for testing.  The signal path is being optimized and a new antenna was recently installed at Herman Peak.  This system will be able to reach additional linked repeaters on the southern Oregon coast and Willamette Valley, including Coos Bay, Eugene, and Roseburg. Contact N7HQR, daron@wilson.org , for more information.
A PDF copy of the linked network drawing is located here. 

New 70 cm 9600 Baud RMS Packet for WinLink 2000 On 441.500 MHz Mt Hebo (W7GC-12) at 3156 Feet Elevation.

This is a Remote Mail Server (RMS) for Air-Mail users on WinLink.  Wide area coverage.  Mail goes direct to the Internet from Hebo.
 
New 2 Meter 9600 Baud APRS Digi-peater on 144.350 MHz Mt Hebo (alias VHEBO) at 3156 Feet Elevation.
APRS coverage from Astoria to Yachats, and in the Willamette Valley.
Interference from other APRS stations significantly reduced on this system.
 
The standard 1200 Baud APRS digi-peaters on 144.390 MHz continue to operate from all 11 of the OCRG weather station sites.
 
The 1200 Baud digi-iGate (W7GC-11) for WinLink 2000 Air-Mail is on 144.950 MHz at Mt Hebo.
 
Lincoln City VHF 1200 Baud digi-iGate (W7GC-10) for Air-Mail is on 145.090 MHz. 
 
Contact for information is Ken Swaggart, W7KKE, k.swaggart@charter.net or WinLink web is www.winlink.org
 

147.000 REPEATER - Table Mt. (2800 Feet Elevation) near Waldport
 
This repeater is back in service with all new station equipment and a temporary repeater.  Owner operator is Jim, W7VTW.
Coverage has been verified north to the Garibaldi area.  A wide area repeater that also covers the Willamette Valley.
A brand new Motorola MTR-2000 75 Watt Repeater is on order for this site.
 

A printable copy of the Tillamook County Amateur Radio Frequency Plan file is available on request.  Contact Gordon, WX7EM,  gamccraw@charter.net  for a copy.   All Kenwood TM-V71A radios at 911, Manzanita Fire, and Nestucca Fire in Cloverdale, have been programmed with the same frequencies that are on the plan. 
 

Weather Station Synopsis - Rockaway to Yachats (11 Sites)
http://www.ocrg.org/telemetry_feed/ocrgwx.html
The data from each station is sent to the Internet via the APRS radio packet network.
The Cape Foulweather anemometer was replaced on January 11.
 
Repeater Site Web Cameras - Cape Meares, Mt. Hebo, Lincoln City
Mt Hebo cams include snow depth.
http://www.ocrg.org/camerapages/cameras.html
 
ShipPlotter
http://www.ocrg.org/ships_feed/ships.html