On the HamRadioHelpGroup mailling list, there is a thread about finding repeaters. Someone asked how to find repeaters in an area without carrying around an ARRL Repeater Guide. While I think that carrying around the ARRL Guide is probably the best solution, there were several other good ones, including:
- Find the website of the repeater coordinating council of the area you’re going to visit. The example they gave is the Area Repeater Coordination Council, which serves Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. These groups maintain a database of the repeaters they coordinate.
- Find websites for clubs in a particular area. Since many ham radio clubs maintain repeaters, their websites normally contain information on those repeaters. To find clubs, go to the ARRL Club Search Page.
- Artsci Open Amateur Repeaters Page
- K1IW Amateur Repeater and Broadcast Transmitters Database
Have fun!
Dan KB6NU says
Here’s another one – http://www.usrepeaters.com. According to the proprietor, AB9IF:
USREPEATERS.Com answers a loud cry for a dedicated repeater directory that is simple and easy to use. I have 18,000 repeaters on the site now and am adding them daily. We are working on adding a Map system that will let members search for repeaters from any location to a specified radius for any band. This site is a free resource.