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Mankato Area Radio Club (MARC) - Local Mankato Minnesota Amateur Radio Repeaters

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This is a list of local area repeaters. For a larger list see the Minnesota County Amateur Repeater Map.

Local Mankato Amateur Radio Repeaters

City Call
Sign
Output Input PL
Tone
Tx
(W)
Sensitivity
(uV)
Line Loss
(dB)
Gain
(dBi)
Lat Long Height
(M)
Propagation
Graphic
Features
Mankato W0WCL 147.045 147.645 136.5 25 0.4 4 3 N44 9 49 W93 59 3 15.25 -NA- local area, auto-patch *=up, #=down
Mankato N0KTR 147.240 147.84 136.5 25 0.4 4 6 N44 8 37 W94 0 0 42 -NA- wide area,
Mankato W0WCL 444.675 449.675 100.0 -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-
Mankato K2KLN 443.65 448.65 114.8 -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-
St. Peter WQ0A 147.135 147.735 100.0 -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- wide area
St. Peter WQ0A 147.135 147.735 136.5 -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- local area, emergency power
St. Peter WQ0A 444.15 449.15 100.0 -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-
Waseca WA0CJU 146.94 146.34 [none] -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-
Waseca WA0CJU 146.715 146.115 [none] -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-
Mankato N0PBA 147.330 147.940 136.5 P25/Analog mixed mode network
Le Sueur WB0ERN 146.61 146.01 136.5 -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA- -NA-


Mankato ARES suggested programming list

Channel # Repeater or Simplex Channel Name RX Freq RX Tone TX Freq TX Tone NAC Linked Remarks
1 Repeater KATO240R 147.240 136.5 147.840 136.5 $555 Mankato Wide Area Coverage
2 Repeater KATO045R 147.045 136.5 147.645 136.5 Mankato Local Coverage w/Autopatch
3 Simplex KATO440S 147.440 136.5 147.440 136.5 Mankato ARES Simplex
4 Simplex CALL520 146.520 CSQ 146.520 CSQ Nationwide Calling Channel
5 Simplex BEC550S 146.550 136.5 146.550 136.5 Blue Earth County ARES Simplex
6 Repeater SPTR135R 147.135 100.0 147.735 100.0 St. Peter Repeater
7 Repeater WASC940R 146.940 CSQ 146.340 CSQ Waseca Wide Area Coverage
8 Repeater WASC715R 146.715 141.3 146.115 CSQ Waseca County Wide Coverage
9 Repeater KATO330R 147.330 136.5 147.930 136.5 $293 A Linked full time analog and p25 – Mankato
10 Repeater LESR610R 146.610 136.5 146.010 136.5 LeSueur repeater. Supports Fusion.
11 Repeater FAMT640R 146.640 CSQ 146.040 CSQ Fairmont Area Coverage
12 Repeater KATO745R 146.745 DCS271 146.145 DCS271 $293 Mankato P25 primary repeater. Supports analog
13 Repeater BLUE000R 147.000 136.5 147.600 136.5 Blue Earth Area Coverage
14 Repeater GYLR805R 146.805 141.3 146.205 141.3 Gaylord Area Coverage – Fusion
15 Repeater NRCH330R 145.330 100.0 144.730 100.0 New Richland Area
16 Repeater STJM970R 146.970 CSQ 146.370 141.3 St. James Area
20 Repeater KATO675R 444.675 100.0 449.675 100.0 Mankato UHF local coverage
21 Repeater KATO650R 443.650 114.8 448.650 114.8 $555 Mankato UHF Wide Area Coverage – WX alerts
22 Repeater KATO525R 442.525 136.5 447.525 136.5 Mankato hilltop Fusion repeater
23 Simplex CALL 6000 446.000 CSQ 446.000 CSQ Nationwide Calling Channel
24 Repeater GRIS825R 443.825 141.3 448.825 141.3 $293 A Linked full time analog and p25 – GreenIsle
25 Repeater LECT225R 444.225 136.5 449.225 136.5 LeCenter Fusion repeater
26 Repeater SPTR150R 444.150 DCS 025 449.150 DCS 025 St. Peter Area Coverage – Fusion
27 Repeater WASC300R 442.300 141.3 447.300 141.3 Waseca County Wide Coverage
28 Repeater SLVR400 443.400 146.2 448.400 146.2 $293 A Linked full time analog and p25 – Silver Lake
40 Simplex HV-CALL 146.520 CSQ 146.520 CSQ Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
41 Simplex HV-ALPHA 147.525 CSQ 147.525 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
42 Simplex HV-BRAVO 146.415 CSQ 146.415 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
43 Simplex HV-CHARLIE 147.435 CSQ 147.435 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
44 Simplex HV-DELTA 146.565 CSQ 146.565 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
45 Simplex HV-ECHO 147.495 CSQ 147.495 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
46 Simplex HV-FOXTROT 146.475 CSQ 146.475 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
47 Simplex HV-GOLF 146.595 CSQ 146.595 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
48 Simplex HV-HOTEL 147.555 CSQ 147.555 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
49 Simplex HV-INDIA 146.445 CSQ 146.445 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
50 Simplex HV-JULIET 147.465 CSQ 147.465 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
51 Simplex HV-APRS 144.390 CSQ 144.390 CSQ Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
52 Simplex HV-PACKET 145.670 CSQ 145.670 CSQ Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
53 Simplex HV-DATA 144.950 CSQ 144.950 CSQ Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
60 Simplex HU-CALL 446.000 CSQ 446.000 CSQ Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
61 Simplex HU-ALPHA 442.300 CSQ 442.300 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
62 Simplex HU-BRAVO 444.325 CSQ 444.325 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
63 Simplex HU-CHARLIE 443.000 CSQ 443.000 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
64 Simplex HU-DELTA 446.025 CSQ 446.025 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
65 Simplex HU-ECHO 444.725 CSQ 444.725 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
66 Simplex HU-FOXTROT 445.975 CSQ 445.975 203.5 Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
67 Simplex HU-APRS 441.050 CSQ 441.050 CSQ Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
68 Simplex HU-DATA 446.200 CSQ 446.200 CSQ Minnesota ARES Standards Jan-14-2016
69 Repeater UHFTACR 442.825 D271 447.825 D271 $555 K2KLN Portable Tactical Repeater – UHF
70 Repeater ARES930R 144.930 141.3 147.585 141.3 SW Minnesota ARES Repeater VHF Note - not a standard split
100 Repeater FULD7360R 147.360 141.3 147.960 141.3 Chandler Repeater – Located near Fulda
101 Repeater WNDM7225R 147.225 141.3 147.825 141.3 Windom
102 Repeater WOTN6670R 146.670 141.3 146.070 141.3 Worthington
103 Repeater WOTN4850R 444.850 141.3 449.850 141.3 Worthington
104 Repeater OWTN490 145.490 CSQ 144.890 100.0 Owatonna
105 Repeater OWTN7105 147.105 100.0 147.705 100.0 Owatonna
106 Repeater FBLT6790 146.790 100.0 146.190 100.0 Faribault
199 Repeater BYPT2975R 442.975 D612 447.975 D612 $145 A Bayport MN - Stillwater Kingstack
200 Repeater SUPR345 147.345 D271 147.945 D271 $293 A Linked full time analog and p25 – Superior IA


Propagation Graphics

The propagation graphics were based on the following mobile station. The model parameters were tuned to show what felt right. The graphics should only be used for comparison between the repeaters.

The amazing program Radio Mobile was used to calculate these graphics.

Transmit Power (watts) 5.0
Rx Sensitivity (uV) 1.0
Feed Line Loss (dB) .5
Antenna Gain (dBi) 2.15
Antenna Height (m) 2.0