The Candlewood Amateur Radio Association “CARA” sponsors and maintains a regional repeater system consisting of two separate repeaters on 147MHz and 447MHz, all with the W1QI callsign.
The system is designed for coverage throughout the Western Connecticut (upper Fairfield County) area where our club is based.
Our VHF 2 meter repeater is the flagship of our fleet supporting daily communications between club members and others travelling through its coverage area. A weekly club net is also held on this machine. Access to this repeater is also available via the EchoLink internet system.
The club’s UHF 447MHz repeater covers a similar RF footprint as the 147MHz repeater with an additional feature of a link to the Connecticut state-wide amateur communications system. The link will be active to enable club members to participate in CT ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) nets, drills and during real emergencies.
All CARA’s repeaters are open to all users so, please give a call as there is always someone monitoring. To join in on our weekly Net, activity, click on the Net page (add hot link) to obtain day and time information.
To program your radio, please reference the list of repeater frequencies and PL tones below:
Our 2m and 440 repeaters
Candlewood Amateur Radio Association
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