LVRAC Repeaters
K7UGE Repeater Update – October 20, 2025
Behind the scenes, There is lot’s happening on the UHF/VHF front.
On October 20, 2025, the link between 146.940 and 448.500 repeaters has been temporarily disconnect. The two repeaters are operating independently.
The repeater team made a trip to the Westgate on October 4th. We reinstalled the 146.940 repeater, removed the old antenna and replaced it with the Hustler G7 VHF vertical antenna.
The current 146.940 repeater had been on the bench. Among other things, it’s been given a touch up on the antenna connection at the circuit board on the receive radio.
Allstar linking for the 146.910 Las Vegas EOC repeater and the Amargosa EOC repeater is complete. Ultimately the 146.940 at Westgate will be linked with the 146.910 at the LAS EOC. There are technical issues to be worked out. Time frame is TBD.
The 448.500 will stay put atop the Westgate, which will be its permanent home. There are no plans to abandon the Southern Hills location. A UHF repeater will be installed once the hospital completes its expansion. We’re told we should be able to access the roof before the end of 2025.
And as we look ahead, the club is the early going of planning and preparing an application for grant funding. Our goal is to acquire at least one Motorola MOTOBRO SLR 5000 Series repeater to replace and upgrade existing equipment.
We’ll continue to focus on returning the K7UGE repeaters to optimum performance and we’ll continue to keep you posted.
VHF 146.940 and UHF 448.500 Westgate Repeaters
The Las Vegas Radio Amateur Radio Club operates the K7UGE – Linked repeaters (prior to October 20, 2025) on VHF 146.940 MHz (PL 100.0) and UHF 448.500 MHz (PL 100.0) both with the standard offsets.
146.940 and 448.500 LVRAC Repeaters and Antennas on top of the Westgate Hotel
VHF 146.910 Las Vegas EOC Repeater
The EOC repeater is part of the K7UGE family of repeaters. This repeater is located at the City of Las Vegas Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 7551 W. Sauer Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada. This repeater is a 2-meter VHF repeater with a frequency of 146.910 MHz, standard negative offset and a PL tone of 100.0 Hz. This repeater is currently active, so please feel free to use and test it out.
For more photos and information about the Las Vegas EOC LVRAC repeater and the ARES equipment, see the January 18, 2023 meeting presentation.
VHF 146.910 Amargosa Valley EOC Repeater
The Amargosa Valley EOC repeater is part of the K7UGE family of repeaters located at the Emergency Operations Center. This repeater is a UHF repeater with a frequency of 447.20 MHz, standard +5 MHz offset, and a PL tone of 100.0 Hz. The antenna is a Diamond X50A mounted on the commercial tower at 100 feet. The Amargosa Valley EOC repeater is linked to the Las Vegas EOC repeater. Watch the Amargosa Repeater Installation on Our YouTube Video
Taking Care of Our Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club Repeaters
Up On The Roof- October 4, 2025
The Rebirth Of The 146.940 Repeater Story
The Rebirth Of The 146.940 Repeater YouTube Video
Repeater Maintenance – March 15, 2025
How to Program the LVRAC Repeaters into your Baofeng
Jay Frumkin – WJ3EP has created a couple of “How To” sheets on programing a Baofeng UV-5R handheld dual band UHF/VHF radio with the frequencies of the two Linked K7UGE repeaters. To print or view the sheets (one for each of the bands) click the links below.
How to Program the LVRAC VHF Repeater into a Baofeng UV-5R
How to Program the LVRAC UHF Repeater into a Baofeng UV-5R
Local Repeater Lists
Jerry Sobel – K0MBB has created a list of local 2m and 70cm repeaters in Excel spreadsheet format that can be downloaded (see directly below) and converted to a CSV file for use in importing when programming your radio with CHIRP. Click to Download Excel File
To download or view the current Southern Nevada Repeater List compiled by the Southern Nevada Council of Clubs. Click to View the Southern Nevada Repeater List
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