The K6IS Repeater System
K6IS/R System Information
EAST – K6IS/R “East” is located south of Folsom Lake on Carson Ridge at an elevation of 828 feet. It operates on 2 meters at 145.190 MHz with a negative offset and a 162.20 Hz PL tone (CTCSS) and on 1.25 meters at 224.400 MHz, a negative offset and a 162.20 Hz PL tone (CTCSS). Transmissions on either frequency pair are repeated on both radio bands. It is a friendly repeater, open to any licensed Ham operator in the coverage area.
K6IS/R East Repeater Antenna Array
Coverage for mobile and fixed stations extends northwest to Southern Yuba, Sutter, and Colusa Counties, west into eastern Solano and Contra Costa Counties, and south into northern San Joaquin County. Hand-held coverage is possible in most of Metropolitan Sacramento. A transmit timer prevents the repeater from being held on. A courtesy tone will be heard at the end of each transmission. Please wait for this tone before transmitting to reset the timer to prevent being cut-off. Resetting the timer in the middle of a transmission is reserved for nets and net-like exchanges.
K6IS/R West Repeater Antenna Array
K6IS/R “West” is located near Zamora, CA. It operates on 145.190 MHz (-) with a 123.00 Hz PL tone. The squelch tail is set at 1 second and there is no courtesy tone. There is no crossband function or Internet connection on this machine. The same comments about the East repeater apply, except the West repeater has better coverage into Placer County and portions of the El Dorado and Amador County foothills.
AllStarLink and Echolink Information
The K6IS/E repeater AllStarLink Node 61464 / Echolink Node 763307 is open for all licensed amateur radio operators, worldwide.
These systems allow you to connect to the repeater via the Internet. This can be very convenient for example while traveling, or when you do not have a radio nearby that can reach the repeater system. Both AllStarLink and Echolink require registration to access the respective system.
For AllStarLink, register here : https://www.allstarlink.org/portal/register.php
For Echolink, register here : https://www.echolink.org/validation/
In addition to the normal radio etiquette, please consider the following when using AllStar/Echolink:
- DO pause between your transmissions. Audio delays in digital networks make this even more critical than the normal courtesy expected on local analog repeater systems.
- DO hold your microphone PTT for about 1 second before talking to allow all systems time to rise.
- DO listen for 10 seconds after connecting before making further transmissions. Conversations may already be in progress.
- DO NOT connect to multiple systems at the same time (unless you intentionally want to link the systems).
- DO disconnect when you are done.
If you just want to listen to the repeater traffic online, use the Broadcastify link here:
If you wish to start or plan a regularly scheduled Net on the K6IS system, you should be a member of K6IS and attend the regularly scheduled meetings to be abreast of current discussions regarding the usage of the system. Contact our net manager, Michael/KN6BXX, for details.