New Repeater on Duckwall Mountain

Please Note:

This page has been updated on 1/22/24.

Summary; the repeater is open to use. We are using repeater channel 462.7250 with a PL of XXX.XX. Please get permission to get the PL for this repeater.

By Chris Passeau. 1/9/24

So, our team went up to Duckwall today to change to our new frequency. We wanted to get up to Duckwall before the winter snow started coming down. We had to first make an appointment with Hetch Hetchy who owns the mountain. Today was the first opportunity for the team to go up Duckwall. Unfortunately, due to weather and getting stuck in the snow more than halfway up the mountain, the team had to turn around. Thank you Marc WRME405 and Greg WRZS966 for your efforts. Due to the snow, it doesn’t look like we will be able to get to Duckwall for a few months now. With that in mind, Marc and I have decided to go ahead and reopen the Duckwall channel for use. However, the first opportunity we have, we will be changing the Duckwall frequency to a new one.

By Chris Passeau. 11/24/24

It appears our DUCKWALL repeater is causing some interference down in the valley. As I stated before, we may have to change frequencies if our repeater starts to interfere with other systems. We will be changing frequencies within the next few week. Until we do, please do not use the DUCKWALL channel. I will let everyone know when the new channel is up and running.

By Chris Passeau.

We have added a GMRS repeater on Duckwall. We have been testing it for approximately 2 months now and it’s working well. Coverage along Hwy. 108 and Hwy. 120 is great. If you can see Duckwall. You can hit the repeater. We are using repeater channel 462.7250 with a PL of 192.8. Our Groveland Net is Saturday nights at 7:00 pm. If you are on the Hwy. 108 side and would like to start a net, please let me know. I am still requesting GMRS users to first request permission before using repeaters so that I can validate their GMRS license. GMRS users can contact me by joining the Tullamore County GMRS Facebook page or at chris.passeau@gmail.com. Thank you, Mark N6NEZ, WRME405. and Greg WA6HNA for the installation on Duckwall.

Thanks to all that helped with the testing.

Note: in the next few weeks if we start getting interference, or if we have interference with stations down in the valley, we may change the duck wall frequency.