Repeater Database

[fineshot1]

The most accurate data base I have found is the SERA Repeater Journal. It contains an eight state repeater index (southeastern US). The next most accurate is individual club/association web sites such as ARES or Skywarn. As far as to what to program into your radio...I programmed every receive/transmit frequency pairs into my radio, I then went back and organized those pairs with their pl's into memory banks based on areas that I travel too. It is simply a matter of accessing the proper bank when I am in a certain area or general scan memory and search for pl on a new rept. then storing it into a bank.

That would only be for Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North/South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.....and you have to subscribe(Pay Fee) to the Journal in order to get it. This data is NOT on the internet and available to the general public.

The SouthEastern Repeater Association, Inc. :: SERA Districts

 

[N0IU]

What I wish for is a list of *actively used* repeaters.

And just how is that list supposed to be complied and by whom? "Actively used" is a pretty subjective term. What do you consider to be "actively used"?

One of the repeaters I use is fairly active during the morning and evening commutes, but during the day, not so much. Sometimes the retired guys discuss (sometimes at great length) where they are going to eat lunch, but other than that, it is pretty quiet.

I do field service work and I agree with those who put their radio in scan mode. But you have to realize that there could be a lot of people out there who may also have their radio in scan mode and there is an interesting phenomenon that occurs when everyone has their radio in scan mode... the scanner NEVER stops scanning if no one is transmitting! There could be a dozen people out there just waiting to talk to you, but how would you know?

So when you know you are going to a new area, go to one (or more) of the suggested databases and program in a couple of the repeaters and when you get to that area.... key up your radio and see what happens!

 

[uli2000]

repeaterbook is the one I use the most, and it's free. Plus, if you use CHIRP to program your radios it can import into CHIRP automatically. I depends on users to update it, so if you see something that's changed, you can send a note to them and they update it very fast. I've sent info about some of the repeaters around my neck of the woods that they had incorrect and they updated it within a day.

 

[CaptainBeefheart]

Thanx

My favorite database is Repeaterbook.com. The information on there is 99% of the time very accurate.

Thank you for posting this valuable info source. Very helpful for the un-licensed but listening newbies.

 

[AgentCOPP1]

Thank you for posting this valuable info source. Very helpful for the un-licensed but listening newbies.

Hey no problem. I really like this database because information on it is updated very rapidly once a request is sent in. Of course, there is not a single database that will be accurate 100% of the time, but this one, in my experience, is the most accurate. Coupled with the RepeaterBook app they have, it's extremely useful. All you do is just open the app, the app finds your current GPS coordinates, and it shows you all of the repeaters in your area in a matter of seconds.

I'm actually an admin for the website so I might have a little bias, but I still love it

 

[kayn1n32008]

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Thank you for posting this valuable info source. Very helpful for the un-licensed but listening newbies.

Hey no problem. I really like this database because information on it is updated very rapidly once a request is sent in. Of course, there is not a single database that will be accurate 100% of the time, but this one, in my experience, is the most accurate. Coupled with the RepeaterBook app they have, it's extremely useful. All you do is just open the app, the app finds your current GPS coordinates, and it shows you all of the repeaters in your area in a matter of seconds.

I'm actually an admin for the website so I might have a little bias, but I still love it

Agreed! I admin for Repeaterbook as well, and I love the app for IPAD, it works pretty well too. I agree that there is never a 100% accurate Database, but there are a pretty dedicated group trying to keep it as accurate as possible.