KD6FW/R
Madera Ca.

Frequency 146.70-   PL 141.3

Covering, Madera, Fresno, and Merced Counties.

KD6FW is an open repeater operating on a clear, coordinated frequency of 146.70- and uses a PL tone of 141.3Hz
Repeater Elevation 3800 ft.
City of Madera Elevation 282 ft.
We have been On Air for 17 Years.
Click this link for a coverage map.     Map link.

EchoLink   Node 88988  KD6FW-R 
Wires II    Node 1112D

The repeater is home brew with 25 Watts output.
Controller: CAT 250.
Antenna: Diamond F23.
Duplexers: Wacom WP-641.
Coax: LDF-5-50 7/8 hard-line.
To power the repeater, I use a 40 watt BP Solar panel with two deep cycle batteries.
The charger controller for the solar power is a Xantrex C12.
I also add the W4RRY Battery Booster 23A. It provides a constant 13.8 volts.
Even when the batteries are as low as 10 volts.

                                                               
The antenna and current house                                 This is the new military communication box                   A look inside before any work is
overlooking  Fresno and Madera.                              for the repeater.                                                               done installing the gear.

Choose this link for two larger photos of the view

Madera County is located in the center of California, just South of Yosemite National Park and one and a half hours from Monterey on the Pacific Ocean.  Madera County is 2,147 square miles.

ECHOLINK  DTMF Functions for the KD6FW echo link repeater.
WIRES II  

Local repeater and Clubs in Madera, Ca.
Repeater W6WGZ , 147.18+ No PL and 441.175+ PL 146.2, Elevation 4540ft on Deadwood Peak, in Oakhurst Ca.
Madera Amateur Radio Club W6WGZ .

Mountain Amateur Radio Club W6BW .

K6KDK Repeater, Selma Ca.

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