[FedCom] USCG Aux

[John Wilson]

   In eastern Va. on very infrequent occasions usually on summer 
weekends with good weather one or two CG Aux  individuals  "patroled" 
the James River near Hopewell, Va. by boat.  I also have heard a private 
aircraft CG Aux pilot operating out of the Tidewater area "patrolling" 
the Chesapeake Bay area.  On more than one occasion the boat patrol 
appeared to be an annoyance to Coast Guard Hampton Roads due to its 
frequent requests for radio checks and position reports.  The frequency 
of choice was 157.175 mhz. 

Bill wrote:

> As a result of some traffic over the past month, I took time to do 
> some web research on the USCG Aux Radio Network [AUXNET]
>
> http://www.auxodept.org/documents/Comms/comms005.htm
>
> Surveys have shown that across the US, the Auxiliary operates at least 
> six VHF FM repeater stations. These are located in New York, Georgia, 
> Northern and Southern California, Nevada and Washington State. The 
> question comes up what is a repeater and what is it used for?
> It is not permissible to operate a repeater on marine frequencies, for 
> a couple of reasons. First, a repeater requires TWO frequencies in 
> order to function. One is called the input, as it receives signals 
> from a mobile unit, and the second is the output, which transmits to 
> another mobile, repeating what is heard on the input frequency. There 
> are no frequency "pairs" available on the VHF FM marine band for 
> government use. Most repeater systems operate on frequencies in the 
> 140 to 150 MHz Government Band. Often 143.28 MHz is chosen as the 
> output frequency, while another frequency is chosen as the input. 
> Since frequencies in the 140 to 150 MHz band are heavily used in many 
> areas, the choice of an input frequency will depend on what is available
>
>
> NY [1sr] has 3 Repeaters with 1 new Proposed [Manhattan, Long Island 
> and ?] 143.2800 Mhz
> Sometimes refered to as Central Repeater, East Repeater and ??
>
> GA has x# Repeaters [No web info found]
>
> Southern CA, NV, UT, AZ  [11s] has atleast 2 Repeaters
> [AuxNet Repeater 148.8250 Mhz Rptr 136.5 Hz with 143.8000 Mhz input 
> Santiago Peak]
> [Charlie Two Repeater 149.8250 Mhz Rptr 136.5 Hz with 143.3050 Mhz input]
> [Bravo Simplex 143.2800 Mhz CSQ]
> [Charlie Simplex 149.8250 Mhz CSQ]
> [Black Mtn - 02.2005 Retired. 149.xxxx mhz]
> [Mt. Vaca Delta 143.2800 Mhz]
> [New sites, Montara Mtn as well as one in San Mateo County]
>
>
> Northern CA, WA Area
> [Mtn Diablo Repeater , San Fran Area]
> Talk of 4 new Repeater[s] or Sites
> WA has x Repeaters [No web info found]
>
> NV has 1 Repeater
> Lake Tahoe Rptr - might be DOA
>
>
> LA has 3 Repeaters - Baton Rouge, New Orleans & LaCombe [Future Site 
> in Rapides Parish] 143.2800 Mhz
>
> MA uses 143.2800 Mhz Simplex
>
> National Simplex has a new 140 Mhz Frequency
>
> Anyone else, with info to report?  We should all be on the lookout 
> [BOLO] for the new frequencies as they finish the migration.
>
>
> Bill Dunn    N1/KUG
> Cruise Ship Frequencies
> http://home.earthlink.net/~ecps92/cruise_ships.htm  [Updated]
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