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This site last revised 1-27-12
Serving Los Angeles & all of Southern California
SYSTEM NOTICES:
DARN 6, "High" PV is on the air as of and interconnected to the system and a Link Comm controller is on board for control.
The main purpose of the new repeater is to add coverage to the back side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula although it also
adds coverage to Catalina and up and down the coastline when you get away from the LA Basin itself. DARN 1, although
lower, has a much higher gain antenna system, and for most purposes in the LA Basin performs much better, but try DARN 6
and see what you think.
IRLP Node 3556 ison the air as is Echolink Node 8722
July 2008 --- The entire DARN controller failed on July 2nd 2008 ... the DARNed thing had only been in service for about 48 years and all hard wired. My plans are to get a full blown Sierra controller which is now becoming the cactus standard. As you know I have had a Link Com DSD 404 digital controller in my garage for several years now, and it simply is not ready to get the job done .... too many issues and the design is not ready. We will equip the hub with an 8 port fully loaded Sierra, and all sites will probably end up with 4 port Sierras. Stay tuned, they are backlogged in production, but it will be worth the wait!
L to R Jim KI6FGV, Marty N6VI, Dick K6VGP That's Marty N6VI way up there That's Marty 1/2 way up the left tower
>>>>> MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION <<<<<<
Please Feel free to drop by and say Hello on one of the frequencys listed below
Lo Palos Verdes, DARN 1 446.740 - PL 100.0
Mt. Disappointment, DARN 2 446.240 - PL 100.0
Mt Wilson, DARN 3 446.940 - PL 100.0
Verdugo Peak, DARN 4 445.280 - PL 100.0
Saddle Peak, DARN 5 445.820 - PL 100.0
Hi Palos Verdes, DARN 6 445.260 - PL 100.0
DARN 7 Stay Tuned .... Coming
Verdugo Peak Backup DARN 8 445.260 - PL 114.8 (Not Linked)
Mt. Disappointment, DARN 12 1283.25 - PL 114.8
Mt D, Mt Wilson, & Verdugo, DARN 2 Meters 147.36+ PL 103.5
Echolink Node 8722 (K6VGP-R)
IRLP Node 3556 (K6VGP)
The DARN system is an interlinked multichannel, multiband wide area coverage repeater system that has been on the air since 1959. We have an autopatch,10 Meter, 2 Meter, and 440 Mhz remotes, Echolink IRLP,and many other "bells and whistles". We support the Hospital Disaster Support CommunicationsSystem of Orange County , the Los Angeles Section of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) serving the greater Los Angeles Area, and the South Bay Emergency Communications Servirce Inc group serving the Beach Cities. We are always looking for a few new good members. Get on one of the frequencies above, drop by and say hello. If you are interested, click on MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Weekly Nets on the: Sunday 0930 PARC Party Line (Palisades Amateur Radio Club)
DARN system Sunday 1930 QCWA weekly net
Monday 1850 South Bay Emergency Communications Service Inc. weekly net
Monday 2100 Los Angeles ARES weekly net
Wednesday 1900 Los Angeles ARES (Southwest District) weekly net
Thursday 2000 Los Angeles ARES (Northeast District) weekly net
Monthly 
Brunch
We normally hold a monthly DARN Brunch on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10AM, but because of a conflict, we will hold the February 2012 Brunch on the THIRD SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 at the Spitfire Grill at the Santa Monica airport located at 3300 Airport Avenue, west of Bundy, on the South side of the airport. All are welcome, come join us. Talk in on all DARN frequencies .
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147.360 - 446.740 - 446.240 - 446.640 - 445.280 - 445.820 - 1283.250 - 1284.500 - 1285.000
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VIEW FROM VERDUGO PEAK ... 3000 feet above the San Fernnando Valley
VIEW FROM MT. DISAPPOINTMENT ... 6000 feet above Pasadena
VIEW FROM PALOS VERDES HUB ... 800 feet above Torrance
