PNWD will have a DMR repeater in town complements of Joel, N7LF

444.1500, +5 Mhz, CC1

Same pair as Mt Hood

Contact: Use Local 1 for onsite, via repeater or direct

  • UPDATES:
  • Steve, WA7HAA will have a swap table again, upstairs this year, look for the flashing red beacon.
  • Hungry?…nice page for about everything edible in Seaside: https://www.seasideor.com/eat/
  • Switched to U3 for DMR Simplex (446.075) as the primary off repeater comm channel
  • Cathlamet repeater may have best coverage while traveling to or from Seaside
  • DMR Repeater Onsite: N7LF is deploying a networked DMR repeater by Friday using the Mt Hood pair (444.1500+)

Comm Details

  • National DMR Digital Simplex – Primary: (U3): 446.075, Timeslot 1, TG ID 99, is our local DMR comm when off-repeater
  • DMR Networked Repeater: 444.1500 +5MHz CC1
    • This is the Mt Hood pair which is in the community codeplug as well as ACB files.
    • Talk-around or Direct is also available if you wish to monitor traffic also
    • The Comm Truck will be in the Convention Center parking lot day time hours
      • Before and after CC hours it will be 1 mile away on a 6 dB stick at 20 feet up
        • Heatmap – Coastal Coverage // Heatmap – HT in Town Coverage
        • Repeater service in Seaside is complements of Joel N7LF, a principal part of the I-84 Group.
  • Full HT coverage is expected inside the convention center building.
    • NOTE: Metro 2 is now Local repeater only at SeaPac so that Local 1 and Metro 2 are available solely for local event use only, no network traffic to busy the talkgroups
      • But FT are Wash 1, Oregon 1 and PNW Regional, so you might hear traffic if digital monitoring is active in your radio, but set with 10 minute HO timers
    • SEAPAC Only Callwatch /// Callwatch (PNW-A)
  • Talk-in and, on-site and Talk-out is on Talkgroup PNWR (31771 on TS2).
    • This talkgroup is on fulltime on most PNWDigital repeaters in the Pacific Northwest
    • Also available on Brandmeister, talkgroup ID: 31771.
    • Everyone not attending is encouraged to get on the air and hail those DMR folks at Seaside Oregon.

Repeater Talk Group Deck

TALKGROUPTG IDTSFUNCTION
Audio Test 299992P2/0
BC 130271P15/3
California 131061P5/3
Cascades 131911P15/3m
I-84 2314192P60/10 (longer PTT and HO than normal)
Idaho 131161P15/3
Local 131811FT/10 (longer HO than normal) Secondary in Town
Metro 231662FT/10 (longer HO than normal) Primary in Town
Montana 231302P15/3
Oregon 131411FT/3
Parrot 199981P1/0
PNW 131871FT/3
PNW 21031872FT/3
PNW Regional 2 (PNWR)317712FT/3 (with BM connectivity) Primary Talk-in/Talk-out
TAC 1-289512P5/3
TAC 2-289522P15/3
TAC 389532P15/5
Utah 23149P15/3
Washington 131531FT/3
Washington 21031532P15/3

Repeater Coverage Maps

Heatmap

Expected coverage outside of SEA-PAC hours when Comm Truck is off-site and on the 20 foot high omni Antenna

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Expected HT Coverage during daytime from the CC parking lot

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If you are interested in learning more about DMR, stop by the WA7HAA table in the Flea Market. Steve will be flying a beacon and PNWDigital sign. This tends to be a collection point for PNWDigital members.


First Published: May 6, 2025 Last Updated: 2 days ago by Mike – NO7RF

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