WA3SFJ Repeater Quick Start
Use this page as a practical first setup guide. Values are carried forward from published club information and should be verified by club leadership when technical changes are announced.
WA3SFJ repeater quick start
Program these settings carefully. If you can hear the repeater but cannot access it, recheck offset and PL tone first.
VHF repeater
Receive: 146.850 MHz
Transmit: 146.250 MHz
Offset: -0.600 MHz
PL tone: 107.2 Hz
UHF repeater
Receive: 449.825 MHz
Transmit: 444.825 MHz
Offset: -5.000 MHz
PL tone: 167.9 Hz
Linked access
AllStar 558300
EchoLink WA3SFJ-R / 585690
GMRS quick reference
This GMRS entry is included as current user-supplied information and is not old-site WA3SFJ source material. GMRS is a separate radio service from amateur radio.
GMRS repeater
Frequencies: 462.700 Tx / 467.700 RX
PL tone: 107.2 Hz
Callsign: WQYM714
Program with care
Use the correct radio service, license, tone, and frequency direction before transmitting. Ask a club technical contact if the programming perspective is unclear.
What your radio needs
Most radios need receive frequency, offset direction, offset amount, tone mode, tone frequency, power level, and a memory name. Radios vary, so use your manual or ask for help at a meeting.
First test
Listen first. If clear and you are licensed, identify and ask for a radio check: “This is [your callsign], radio check please.”
If it does not work
Most first-use problems are programming or coverage issues, not repeater failure.
Wrong tone
Verify PL 107.2 Hz and tone transmit/encode mode.
Wrong offset
Verify negative offset and correct transmit frequency.
Weak signal
Try outside, higher elevation, better antenna, or more appropriate power.
Audio issue
Speak clearly, avoid covering the microphone, and check radio settings.
Make one clean test
After programming the memory, listen first, identify clearly, ask for a short radio check, and note what worked so you can repeat the setup later.