Who To Contact for More Information About the Patio Radio Network
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January 14, 2009 Who can I contact for more information about the Patio Radio Network? There are several principle people involved with the Patio Radio Network. Please see below a list of who to contact. Check your geographic location against the principle for that area and other than talking to them on the radio, try sending e-mail first and then try the telephone for more information. Washington State: John (K7I I J) @ john.a.hammond[at]intel.com or Bill (WB7DPF) @ 206-373-4840-bpenner[at]ix.netcom.com Portland, Oregon: Joel (K7TGZ) 503-291-1640 -joeld[at]pcez.com Willamette Valley-Central Oregon-Bend & Highway 97: Joel (K7TGZ) 503-291-1640 -joeld[at]pcez.com Grants Pass, Oregon: Steve (WA6YSM) 503-476-7440-sisq[at]cpros.com Northern California: Rich (KJ6RA) 530-926-1237-kj6ra[at]nctv.com Redding, California: Jim (WA6IEO) 530-222-2340-wa6ieo[at]arrl.net Maxwell, California: P.O. Box 601 Mt. Shasta, CA 96067 |
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Who are the principles of the Patio Radio Network? Washington: John (K7IIJ) and Bill ( WB7DPF) Portland, Oregon: Joel (K7TGZ) Central Oregon: Joel (K7TGZ) Grants Pass, Oregon: Steve (WA6YSM) Northern California: Rich (KJ6RA) Redding, California: Jim (WA6IEO) Maxwell, California: Eric (N6NMZ) Sacramento, California: Rich (KJ6RA) San Francisco, California: Rich (KJ6RA) Back to top of page |
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What is the Patio Radio Network? The Patio Radio Network is a user supported UHF wide area linked UHF mountain top repeater system that covers Northern California, Central Oregon and Southern Washington In the late 1970's, a group of guys got together in different regions of California and Oregon with the same dream, to have a linked radio system covering the areas we lived and traveled in. Over the years several of us have moved from one place to another and found that this improved the overall coverage as more and more equipment became functional as we moved around more. Today we cover the southern Washington, Central Oregon and Northern California. The coverage is predominately along Interstate 5 stretching from Olympia, Washington to Merced, California. This network to date occupies 16 different mountain tops along the way. All Primary Repeaters are located in the 440-449 MHz amateur radio band and all links are generally full duplex types within the 420-425 MHz amateur radio band (we do have a single full duplex 900 Mhz link too). There are 2 areas that have remote base capabilities. Mt Shasta has a UHF/VHF remote. Grants Pass has a UHF remote, VHF remote and 6 meter remote Additionally, Mt Shasta has a 2 meter repeater and a 6 meter repeater. You can easily imagine that to have a wide area linked system like this takes the commitment of several people. We have a selection of users that want and do perpetuate the hobby to its fullest. We also have the "principles" of this network, the people who give up family & friends to attend to fixes and installations at mountain tops near their homes and up to a 6 hour drive (one way) to "fix" or repair it during a failure. It also takes "money". We do encourage and accept contributions to cover our month to month and upgrade expenses. It is a user supported radio system. The suggested contribution is $75.00 per household per year. Some pay more, some less and some not at all. You can get a status report of the system by by clicking here. If you have particular question about a particular radio site or area, please direct that to the Patio Principle for that area or direct general questions to: Rich KJ6RA. Listen for me "on the air" or by e-mail Back to top of page |