Ham repeater files for import?

[Computrguy]

Back when I bought my 436 and 100 I found a link to ham repeater files to import in hpe format. One of the file names was US-Ham-West-100.hpe It was for the western states. I also had one for the southeast and it was named US-Ham-Southeast-100.hpe I am now in the midwest and looking for a file for that area. Unfortunately I can't find the link I found these files at. I did a search and can't seem to find one anymore.
Wondering if anyone might be familiar with these and know a source for them?
As always,TIA

 

[ko6jw_2]

Check out RepeaterBook.com. It has export functions.

This issue comes up all the time on these threads. The problem is that there is no single source for this information. Not all ham radio repeaters are in a database. Not all repeaters that may be listed in a database are active. You won't know the coverage areas. The best source on information may be local clubs with websites listing local repeaters. As an example, the RR database lists no repeaters for Santa Barbara County where I live. There are many, but no one has contributed them. Yet, the local clubs have their own websites and the information can be pieced together.

I would be wary of programming repeaters wholesale out of a database anyway. Some percentage will be useless for the reasons mentioned above. It seems like you want to scan them rather than transmit, but for new hams it can be daunting. I had an operator show up on a local linked repeater. He didn't know who or where he was talking to. He didn't know that it was not an open repeater. He had just downloaded a bunch of frequencies out of a database and started talking. I welcomed him and gave him some more information about the system he was using. All good but it illustrates the point.

 

[KK4JUG]

There are no great sources for ham repeater frequencies. The best thing out there is RepeaterBook and while they used to be marginal at best, they seem to have improved in the last few months and the site is pretty good now. They're crowd-sourced so there are inherent problems with keeping the information current. That's the nature of the beast.

Having said that, I use RepeaterBook a lot. My alter-ego is as a tourist. I travel quite a lot mostly because I can but I also visit relatives scattered throughout the country. When I go to a new place, I program my Yaesu FT-8900 with repeater frequencies along the way. I get the bulk of my information from RepeaterBook. It's usually not practical to get information from local clubs. For instance, I'm in Georgia and I have an aunt in Yreka, CA. How many clubs would I have to contact and, equally important, how many areas don't have clubs on that 3,000 mile trip. Furthermore, I'm not likely to travel the same route going and coming.

So bottom line, would I recommend RepeaterBook? Very much so. Their information is much more contemporaneous and credible than it used to be.

Once again, "having said that," it's not that big a deal to me because planning the trip is part of the fun of traveling anyway.

 

[nd5y]

There is a list of amateur repeater databases at

Amateur Radio - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[KK4JUG]

There is a list of amateur repeater databases at

Amateur Radio - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

First time I've ever seen it. Anyway, out of 15+ repeaters around me (about a 35 mile radius) I found 4 listed in the database. Once again, crowd-source problems, I'm sure.

 

[Computrguy]

Wherever I did get those files back in '19 were pretty awesome. Not sure how perfect they might have been but they were pretty good. I've used them in my travels and they work pretty good. Much better than the RR db for sure. Wish I would have saved the link or at least downloaded the whole US.

 

[TexTAC]

RepeaterBook has been pretty good for me. I have several hundred repeaters programmed into a FT-60R so I can hit different repeaters as I move about. Scans real fast! I’ve noticed not all repeaters use a downlink squelch tone so I initially only program with the uplink tone and then change and save the setting manually in real time as needed (This helps distinguish repeaters using the same frequency and also eliminates stopping on WiresX broadcasts which my radio cannot decode). The RepeaterBook iPhone App is pretty useful as a reference too.

Sometimes, I just scan the repeater output frequency ranges to identify new repeaters. Once identified, it is easy to figure out the offset and squelch tones. Also, some radios have a feature that does this automatically and then saves any “hits” into a separate memory bank for future recall.