Catalina Amateur Repeater Association (CARA)
Welcome to Catalina Amateur Repeater Association
The repeaters are located 26 miles off the Southern California coast on Santa Catalina Island. From their offshore location at an elevation of 1602 feet above sea level, they have great coverage of the Southern California area and are operated 100% on solar power. The repeaters are open repeaters for all amateurs who are members, non-members, visitors and even travelers and vacationers to the Southern California area. We simply ask that they obey FCC regulations and operate courteously.
Repeater Frequencies and Nodes:
Catalina Airport Repeaters:
147.090 MHz (+0.600 MHz) No PL
224.420 MHz (-1.600 MHz) PL 110.9 –
448.900 MHz (-5.00 MHz) C4FM or Analog FM using PL110.9
927.9375 MHz (-25 MHz) DPL 311
51.86 (-0.500 MHz) 82.5 PL
Packet node on 145.050 – CARA-7, Bulletin Board – CARABB
Digital Nodes:
C4FM 8pm Net on Monday Night Frequency 448.900
Connected to CAL-Net Wires-X Room 83196
Accessible via YSF83196 US-CALNET
EchoLink Node N6ACG-R #548349 / Allstarlink Node 574030
Packet node on 145.050 – CARA-7, Bulletin Board – CARABB
Local Repeaters:
Avalon Repeater 446.140 MHz (-) PL 110.9 uplinked to 2m at airport
Costa Mesa Repeater 224.32 MHz (-) PL 151.4 –
Santa Clarita Link into 6M repeater 446.880 PL 82.5
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Our Origin April 24, 1973
The Story of Repeater Installation on April 24,1973
Our Mission
As a repeater association, the main point of our club is to keep the repeaters running, open for use by all licensed amateurs radio operators and ready for anything that we as club members need to use them for.
Why we do what we do?
It is really about our members and connecting as friends, providing support and helping each other out, whether it is radios, events, antennas, technology, all of the above, yes