Delaware County ARES-RACES Repeaters

Delaware County ARES-RACES operates nine repeaters dedicated to emergency communications from four sites within the county.  The repeaters include three types of systems including analog voice, digital voice and digital data.  Three analog voice repeaters provide service on the 144 Mhz, 220 Mhz and 440 Mhz bands. Two 440 Mhz D-Star repeaters provide simultaneous digital voice and lo-speed data transmission. Two 1.2G D-Star repeaters provide simultaneous digital voice and lo-speed data transmission. Two 1.2G D-Star repeaters provide hi-speed data only. The locations of the repeater systems offer large radio frequency footprints providing excellent coverage for portable, mobile and fixed radio communication throughout Delaware County and adjacent areas.

Interoperability with Adjacent County EOCs

The D-Star repeaters can be connected via the internet to ARES-RACES units in adjacent counties, providing an extended viable emergency communications link to Emergency Operations Centers in the five county Philadelphia metropolitan area including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties.  Additionally, the D-Star repeater systems in each of the five counties extend coverage to mobile and field units operating within their access areas.

ARES-RACES Repeaters Serving Delaware County

* D-Star Repeaters expected to be operational in Spring, 2010

** KA3TWG Repeaters are owned and operated by Penn-Del Amateur Radio Club

Listening to ARES-RACES Nets on your Scanner

If you have a VHF / UHF scanner, typically used to monitor police and fire calls, you may also use it to listen to weekly ARES-RACES nets in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Amateur Radio Emergency Service nets are held each week by county units that use the nets to test emergency communication systems and to disseminate important operational information to radio volunteers.

Use the table below to determine which net you wish to monitor and program your scanner with the receive frequency listed in the fourth column. Times listed are local in the 24-hour format. If you have a general coverage shortwave receiver you can listen to the Eastern Pennsylvania RACES Net on 3.9875 Mhz (lower sideband) on Sunday mornings at 0900.