MARC Repeaters

MARC WB3JOE/R W3NWA Southeastern PA

FM Repeaters

MARC Repeaters

MARC operates four repeaters providing wide area coverage of southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware. The 147.06 MHz repeater (+600 kHz offset, PL 131.8 Hz) is located at the site of the commercial radio tower in Newtown Square, PA, shown at the right. The 145.13 (-600 kHz offset, 131.8 Hz PL) and the 445.675 (-5 MHz offset, PL 131.8 Hz) repeater is at Paoli Hospital. The 224.42 MHz repeater (-1.6 MHz offset, PL 131.8 Hz) is at Bryn Mawr Hospital, is not linked and operates as 'stand-alone' system.

The 145.13 MHz and the 147.06 MHz repeaters are linked with a dedicated bi-directional UHF radio path and have complementary antenna patterns that extend the reliable coverage area. The 145.13 MHz repeater has a cardioid pattern directed from Paoli through King of Prussia and Norristown and covering Phoenixville, Royersford, Ambler, Willow Grove, Conshohocken and Radnor, PA. The 147.06 MHz repeater covers Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania.

The MARC repeaters are 'open' to all Amateur Radio operators and newcomers to the fraternity are most welcome!

MARC Repeater Upgrade

The Paoli MARC 145.13 MHz repeater underwent an upgrade in June 2010. The before and after equipment cabinets are shown here. The Motorola Micor VHF repeater, Motorola UHF link transceiver and S-COM 7K controller (shown below left) was replaced by a Kenwood TKR-750 VHF repeater, a Kenwood TK-8180 UHF link transceiver, Crescend 100 W VHF power amplifier, S-COM 7330 controller and Astron 13.5 V 50 A power supply, shown below center and right.

The Paoli MARC 445.675 MHz UHF repeater (shown below left) is an ICOM RP-4120 25 W repeater located on top of the equipment cabinet and cross-linked to the MARC Paoli 145.13 MHz VHF repeater system. The Newtown Square MARC 147.06 MHZ VHF repeater (shown below right) remains a Motorola Micor VHF repeater and SCOM-7K controller for now but is to be upgraded with the same equipment as at Paoli but with a new dedicated 147 MHz antenna and feed line in Fall 2011.

Greater Delaware Valley Repeaters

Information on the Amateur Radio repeaters in the surrounding counties supplied courtesy of the Area Repeater Coordinating Council (ARCC).

NEW JERSEY
County and Location	Output	Input	Tx Call	Sponsor	Op Codes

Burlington
Bordentown	445.2750	-	K2RFI		o (t=4A) L e
Browns Mills	224.8800	-	KA2JZO		o (t=3B) e Bi
Browns Mills	449.0250	-	KA2JZO		o (t=M1) e Bi
Browns Mills	449.9750	-	WA1AOR	BMRG	o (t=3B) e
Chatsworth	145.4700	-	WB2SOY	BURLCO OEM	o L e R A O
Medford Twp.	145.2900	-	K2AA	SJRA	o (t=ZZ) (ca) e
Robbinsville	147.0750	+	K2ASF	Robbinsvil	o (t=XA) L (ca) e R
Tabernacle	145.1500	-	K2BU	JTRA	o (t=ZZ) (ca) e
Westampton	147.1500	+	WB2SOY	BURLCO OEM	o L WX (ca) e R A O
Willingboro	146.9250	-	WB2YGO	WARG Inc.	c (ca) e
Willingboro	223.8800	-	WB2YGO	WARG Inc.	c t (ca) e
Willingboro	442.0500	+	WB2YGO	WARG Inc.	c t (ca) e
Camden
Berlin	444.6500	+	N2KDV		o (t=3B) L (ca)
Camden	146.8200	-	WB2B	PARA Group	o
Camden	442.1500	+	N2KDV		o (t=3B) L e
Camden	444.3000	+	WB3EHB		o (t=3B) e Bi
Cherry Hill	145.3700	-	NJ2CH	CH OEM	o (t=ZZ) (ca) e O
Cherry Hill	442.8500	+	N3EJU		o (t=3B)
Cherry Hill	444.9000	+	K3RJC		o (t=3B) L RB (ca) e
Cherry Hill	445.4750	-	N3EHL		o (t=3B) WX e LiTZ Bi
Cooper River P	449.5250	-	KB2UMJ		c (t=3B)
Pine Hill	146.8650	-	K2UK	CCAPRA	o (t=3B) L (ca) e
Pine Hill	146.8950	-	N2TXV	CamCoRACES	o (t=7A) WX e R A O
Pine Hill	442.3500	+	K2UK	CCAPRA	o (t=3B) L (ca) e
Sicklerville	446.3750	-	N3PUU		o (t=3B) e
Washington Twp	224.6600	-	W2MMD	GCARC	o R A
Waterford Works	145.2100	-	W2FLY		o (t=XA) L e
Waterford Works	224.6200	-	W2MX	MSARC	o e R
Waterford Works	442.3000	+	KA2PFL		o (t=3B) L RB WX (ca) e A
Waterford Works	444.4500	+	W2FLY		c t L e
Waterford Works	52.6000	+	KA2PFL		o (t=3B) L e A 52.84 input
Waterford Works	147.3450	+	WA3BXW	SNJ-ARES	o (t=3A) WX e R A O
West Berlin	447.7750	-	N2PKP		o (t=3B) e R A
Cumberland
Greenwich	443.7000	+	N3KZ	UPenn ARC	o (t=3B) L RB (ca) e
Vineland	146.6550	-	WB2RUH	VinelandRG	o (ca) e R A O
Vineland	447.4250	-	WA3BXW	BEARS	o (t=3B) L RB WX (ca) e R A O
Vineland	448.5250	-	N2EHS		o (t=5A)
Gloucester
Franklinville	146.4750	+	WB2LNR		o (t=5B) e O 147.475 input
Franklinville	443.4500	+	WB2LNR		o (t=5B) e
Monroe Twp.	145.3900	-	K2DX	+WC2K	o (t=ZZ) R A O
Pitman	147.1800	+	W2MMD	GCARC	o (ca) R A
Pitman	442.1000	+	W2MMD	GCARC	o (t=3B)
Mercer
Allentown	147.1050	+	K2UQ	Allentown	c (ca)
Lawrenceville	146.4600	+	N2RE	SarnoffRC	o (t=3B) 147.46 input
Princeton	442.8500	+	N3KZ	UPenn ARC	o (t=3B) L RB (ca) e
Trenton	442.2000	+	N2GBK		o (t=4A) O
West Trenton	146.6700	-	W2ZQ	DVRA	o (t=3B) WX (ca) e R A O
West Trenton	442.6500	+	W2ZQ	DVRA	o (t=3B) WX (ca) e R A O
Salem
Deepwater	446.9250	-	KA3TWG	PENN-DEL	o (t=ZZ) L (ca) e R A O LiTZ
Pennsville	146.6250	-	N2KEJ	S.C.R.A.	o (t=3B) (ca) e R O
Pennsville	442.5000	+	WB3IKP		o (t=2A) e R A
Quinton	448.2750	-	N2KEJ		o (t=WA) WX a e A O
Quinton	53.7100	-	N2KEJ		o (t=WA) e
Salem	224.4600	-	N2KEJ	SCOEM	o (t=XB) WX e R A O

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
County and Location	Output	Input	Tx Call	Sponsor	Op Codes

Bucks
Bensalem	444.2000	+	WA3BXW	BEARS	o (t=3B) L RB WX (ca) R A O
Chalfont	223.9000	-	W3DBZ		o e
Churchville	224.5800	-	W3CCX	Mt.AiryVHF	o
Doylestown	145.3500	-	WA3EPA	RACES/WRC	o (t=3B) WX (ca) e R
Fairless Hills	147.3000	+	WA3BXW	BEARS	o (t=3B) L RB WX e R A O
Fairless Hills	447.1250	-	WA3BXW	BEARS	o (t=DPL) L RB WX (ca) R A O
Fairless Hills	53.0300	-	WA3BXW	BEARS	o (t=3B) RB WX (ca) R A O
Feasterville	146.9700	-	K3ZFD	PARA Group	o L
Feasterville	223.8000	-	N3SP		o
Feasterville	224.9800	-	WB3BLG	PARA Group	o
Feasterville	443.3000	+	K3ZFD		o (t=3B) L
Hatfield	146.8800	-	WB3BJE	PARA Group	o (ca)
Hilltown	145.3300	-	K3ESJ	HiPointRA	o (t=3B) (ca) e
Hilltown	147.3900	+	K3ESJ	CBRA	o (t=1Z) (ca) e
Morrisville	447.4750	-	WR3B	NERA	o (t=1A) L e
Ottsville	449.7250	-	KW3P		o (t=3B)
Perkasie	145.3100	-	W3AI	RF HILL	o (t=3B) (ca) e
Plumsteadville	447.9750	-	KB3AJF		o (t=3B) (ca) e
Quakertown	224.4000	-	W3PS	METRO-COMM	o (t=5A) L WX (ca) e LiTZ
Quakertown	224.9000	-	WB3KRW		o t
Quakertown	443.2000	+	WA3KEY	BLURA	o (t=2A) (ca) e
Quakertown	444.7500	+	N3BKN		o t RB (ca) e R O
Richboro	146.7900	-	N3TS	LBRA	o (t=3B) e
Southampton	145.2500	-	W3SK	PWA	o (t=3B) (ca) R A
Springtown	442.9500	+	WA3BXW	BEARS	o (t=3B) L RB WX (ca) e R A O
Warminster	146.7150	-	WA3UTI		o (t=3B) (ca)
Warminster	147.0900	+	K3DN	WARC	o (t=3B) L (ca) e R A
Warminster	223.7600	-	K3NAL	NAWC ARC	o (t=7Z) L a e
Warminster	443.9500	+	K3DN	WARC	o (t=3B) (ca) e R A
Warminster	53.3700	-	K3MFI	WarmSix	o (t=3B) (ca)
Warrington	147.0000	+	WA3ZID		o e
West Rockhill	53.2300	-	K3CX		c t
Chester
Bucktown	446.1750	-	W3EOC	CCAR	o (t=1Z) L WX a e R A LiTZ
Cochranville	449.6750	-	WB3LGG		o (t=ZA) RB (ca)
Glen Mills	1295.8000	-	W3VU		o e 1280.800 input
Glen Mills	224.9800	-	W3VU		o
Honeybrook	447.1250	-	WA3BXW	BEARS	o (t=3B) L RB WX (ca) e R A O
New London	448.9750	-	KB3DRX		o (t=1B)
Oxford	444.2500	+	W3SWR		o (t=1Z) WX a e
Oxford	448.8750	-	W3EOC	CCAR	o (t=1Z) L WX a e R A
Paoli	145.1300	-	WB3JOE	MidAtlARC	o (t=3B) L (ca) R A
Paoli	445.6750	-	WB3JOE	MARC	o (t=3B) L (ca)
Parkesburg	146.9850	+	WA3GMS		o (t=ZA) RB a e R A
Parkesburg	223.9400	-	KJ6AL		o L a e R A
Parkesburg	224.0400	-	N3JCN		o WX a e
Parkesburg	442.0000	+	KJ6AL		o (t=ZA) L RB a e R A
Thorndale	224.3600	-	AA3VI		o
Thorndale	447.0750	-	AA3VI		o (t=3Z) (ca)
Valley Forge	1292.0000	-	WA2QEB	PARA Group	o
Valley Forge	146.7600	-	W3PHL	PARA Group	o L (ca)
Valley Forge	224.9400	-	W3PHL	PARA Group	o
Valley Forge	443.8000	+	N3KZ	UPenn ARC	o (t=3B) L RB (ca) e
Valley Forge	443.9000	+	W3PHL	PARA Group	o
Valley Forge	53.4100	-	W3PHL	PARA Group	o L RB
Valley Forge	919.2000	-	W3PHL	PARA Group	o
West Chester	146.9400	-	W3EOC	PARA Group	o (t=3B) L WX a e R A
West Chester	446.5250	-	W3EOC	CCAR	o (t=1Z) a e R A
Delaware
Broomall	224.7000	-	KM3W	CHI/RAILS	o (t=3B) L RB WX (ca) Bi
Broomall	444.7000	+	KM3W	CHI/RAILS	o (t=3B) L RB (ca)
Chester	147.3150	+	W3PS	METROCOM	o (t=5A) L RB WX (ca) e R O LiTZ
Chester	224.9600	-	W3PS	METRO-COMM	o (t=5A) L RB WX (ca) e R O LiTZ
Chester	29.6200	-	W3PS	METRO-COMM	o (t=5B) L RB WX e R O
Chester	443.0500	+	W3PS	METRO-COMM	o (t=5A) L RB WX (ca) e R O LiTZ
Chester	448.9250	-	KM3W		o (t=3B) L (ca)
Darby	147.3600	+	W3UER	DCARA	o (t=3B) L RB (ca) e A
Darby	224.5000	-	W3UER	DCARA	o (t=3B) L RB (ca) e A
Darby	444.0500	+	W3UER	DCARA	o (t=3B) L RB (ca) e A
Glenolden	224.1000	-	N3FCX		o (ca) e A
Lima	447.3750	-	W3AEC	DelcoARES	o (t=1Z) L WX e R A
Media	145.2300	-	W3AWA	Mobl 6ers	o a
Media	443.6500	+	W3AWA	Mobl 6ers	o a
Media	53.2700	-	N3EJU		o (t=3B) L
Newtown Square	147.0600	+	WB3JOE	MidAtlARC	o (t=3B) WX (ca) A
Newtown Square	147.1950	+	K3MN	MNARC	o (t=1Z) L WX (ca)
Newtown Square	442.2500	+	K3MN	M-N ARC	o (t=3B) L (ca)
Newtown Square	442.6000	+	N3EJU	N3EJU	o (t=3B) L (ca)
Montgomery
Abington	147.2700	+	W3FRC	FrankfordRC	o L
Blue Bell	447.0250	-	KB3BKH	U.A.R.C.	o (t=3B) e
Bryn Mawr	224.4200	-	WB3JOE	MidAtlARC	o (ca) e R A
Eagleville	146.8350	-	N3ACL	Montco OEP	o (t=YB) (ca) e R A
Eagleville	224.6800	-	W3PS	METRO-COM	o (t=5A) L RB (ca) e R O LiTZ
Eagleville	449.9250	-	K3CX		c t
Eagleville	53.1100	-	N3ACL	Montco OEP	o t (ca) e R A
Fairview Village	224.2000	-	N3CVJ		o e
Green Lane	449.1250	-	N3ACL	Montco OEP	o (t=YB) e R A
Hatfield	147.3300	+	WA3RYQ	H.A.R.A.	o L (ca) e
Horsham	147.1650	+	K3JJO	DELMONT R.C.	o (t=5B)
Horsham	444.5500	+	WA3TSW		o
Norristown	223.8600	-	N3CDP	PARA Group	o
Norristown	448.6750	-	N3CB		o (t=3B) (ca)
Plymouth Twp.	224.7600	-	N3CB		o (ca)
Schwenksville	51.9400	-	AA3RE		o (t=YB) e
Souderton	145.1900	-	N3ZA	TARA	o (t=3B) (ca) e R A O
Upper Potsgrove	445.8250	-	W3PS	METRO-COMM	o (t=5A) L RB WX a e LiTZ
Willow Grove	443.2500	+	N3EMY	T.A.G.	o (t=3B) (ca) R
Wyndmoor	449.3250	-	K3GAC	GAC ARC	o (t=1A)
Philadelphia
Center City	145.4300	-	K3NL	LBARA	o (t=6Z)
Center City	146.6850	-	WM3PEN	HARC	o L (ca) A
Center City	224.1800	-	K3PHL		o (t=3A) e
Center City	443.1000	+	K3QFP	CCRG	o (t=3B) e Bi
Philadelphia	1294.1000	-	K3PHL		o (t=3A) L e
Philadelphia	145.2700	-	W3PVI	ChSixARC	o (ca) e
Philadelphia	145.4100	-	KD3WT	Schuylkill	o (ca) e
Philadelphia	224.0600	-	WB3EHB		o e Bi
Philadelphia	224.8000	-	K3TU	TUARC	o (t=3B) L (ca)
Philadelphia	421.2500	+	W3PHL	PARA Group	o R ATV-439.25 in
Philadelphia	442.4000	+	N3KZ	UPenn ARC	o (t=3B) L RB (ca)
Philadelphia	442.5500	+	W3SBE	SBE Ch. 18	o (t=ZZ) e
Philadelphia	442.8000	+	K3TU	TUARC	o (t=3B) L (ca)
Philadelphia	447.6250	-	N3TSZ	NERA	o (t=1A) L
Philadelphia	449.7750	-	WB0CPR		o (t=4A) RB
Philadelphia	53.8900	-	N3KZ	UPenn ARC	o (t=3B)
Philadelphia	923.2500	-	W3PHL	PARA Group	o R ATV-910.25 in
Roxborough	147.0300	+	W3QV	Phil-Mont	o (t=ZZ) L (ca) e
Roxborough	444.8000	+	W3QV	Phil-Mont	o (t=7Z) L (ca) e
Univ of Pennsylvania	442.7000	+	WA3RXE	NEARFAR	o (t=3B) (ca) e A

Operational Codes describing Repeater's Features

o	Open (usually carrier-operated)
c	Closed repeater
t	Access requires CTCSS tone (PL)
(t=xx)	Access requires CTCSS tone indicated by xx
L	Repeater is linked to other repeaters
RB	Repeater is equipped with a Remote Base
WX	Emergency Weather Nets held on this repeater
a	Open Autopatch is available (* up, # down)
(ca)	Closed Autopatch (members only; requires access codes)
e	Connected to Emergency Power Source
R	RACES affiliated
A	ARES affiliated
O	OEM affiliated
LiTZ	Long-Tone-Zero supported for emergency assistance
bi	Bi-Lingual (non-English conversations acceptable)

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XZ	67.0		1B	107.2		6A	173.8
WZ	69.3		2Z	110.9		6B	179.9
XA	71.9		2A	114.8		7Z	186.2
WA	74.4		2B	118.8		7A	192.8
XB	77.0		3Z	123.0		M1	203.5
WB	79.7		3A	127.3		8Z	206.5
YZ	82.5		3B	131.8		M2	210.7
YA	85.4		4Z	136.5		M3	218.1
YB	88.5		4A	141.3		M4	225.7
ZZ	91.5		4B	146.2		9Z	229.1
ZA	94.8		5Z	151.4		M5	233.6
ZB	97.4		5A	156.7		M6	241.8
1Z	100.0		5B	162.2		M7	250.3
1A	103.5		6Z	167.9		0Z	254.1