Repeaters

Yup, That’s N4ONC up on top 300 plus feet. New Call Sign, same great signal.

Simply stated here is what we have for our immediate, Oriental/Pamlico area, repeater site status report. Always check The PARSgram the most current status.

Courtesy of AI4WL’s PARSgram

REPEATER/NODE STATUS (18 November 2025)
(See www.n4prs.org/frequencies/ for set-up)
N4ONC FM Oriental (147.210MHz+ CTCSS 88.5Hz) — Operational
GMRS Repeater Oriental (Ch 21, Rptr 7 or 462.700MHz+) — Operational
NC4ES DMR Arapahoe (NC4ES Network)(147.285MHz+ CC1) — Operational
NC4ES FM Arapahoe (147.285MHz+ CTCSS ENC 88.5Hz/DEC 100Hz) — Standby
NC4ES DMR Florence (NC4ES Network)(445.6625MHZ- CC1) — Operational
WM3X-ONC C4FM/WIRES-X NODE Oriental (145.530MHz smplx) — Operational
KO40JC FM/C4FM/WIRES-X Baird Creek (146.310MHz- CTCSS 131.8) — Operational.

Oriental, NC Repeater Call N4ONC

Repeater output (your RX): 147.210 MHz
Repeater offset (change in frequency to your TX): +600 Hz (set your TX to 147.810 MHz)
Encode PL: 88.5 Hz (sensed by the repeater and allows you access)
Decode PL: 88.5 Hz (sensed by your radio to open your squelch so you can hear the repeater)

ARAPAHO, NC Call NC4ES Repeater4

As of January 2025 here are some details on the NC4ES Arapahoe machine for the DMR fans. You can get into the NC4ES network from several pathways besides just hailing the repeater (147.285, 147.885 uplink). The analog FM capability is turned off while connected to the network and the world. If needed, such as a Kershaw FM repeater outage, we can turn FM back on in a flash.

All TGs are on TS1

Talk Groups available via TGIF network
TG 31001    NC4ES Cluster
TG 27501    Point to Multi-Point CHAT 1
TG 27502    Point to Multi-Point CHAT 1
TG 407    OBX
TG 410    Eastern NC
TG 31370    NC TAC

Talk Groups via Brandmeister
TG 310001 NC4ES Cluster

Talk Groups via HEARS (VA)
TG 310001 NC4ES Cluster
TG 27501 Point to Multi-Point CHAT 1
TG 27502 Point to Multi-Point CHAT 2

Connect to NC4ES via EchoLink
NODE 919805 NC4ES Cluster: Links EchoLink Node 919805 (NC4ES-L) Lights up all repeaters in the network, including Arapahoe and Pamlico DMRs.

The Arapaho machine uses CTCSS, or PL tones, on the analog side to determine which mode a user intends. If it hears a transmission using 88.5 PL, it repeats in analog FM mode, services the conversation, stays in the mode for twenty seconds, then drops the mode until reset by a new call. If it hears a digital signal without a PL, it switches to DMR mode, etc. Analog FM settings of your radios should be as follows for compatibility:

Repeater output (your RX): 147.285 MHz

Repeater offset (change in frequency to your TX): +600 Hz (set your TX to 147.885 MHz)

Encode PL: 88.5 Hz (sensed by the repeater and allows you access)

Decode PL or “Tone Squelch”: 88.5 Hz (sensed by your radio to open your squelch so you can hear the repeater)

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR ANALOG FM RADIO BE SET UP WITH THE DECODE PL. WITHOUT IT, YOU WILL HEAR DMR USERS’ BUZZSAW-LIKE SIGNALS WHICH CAN BE ANNOYING!

DMR users’ channel setup should follow these settings:

RX: 147.285 MHz

TX: 147.885 MHz

CC: 1

Channel Type: D-digital

DMR mode: repeater (not simplex)

www.repeaterbook.com

Quick link to the North Carolina list http://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/index.php?state_id=37#sthash.GGRGScvM.MdRmqJx5.dpbs.

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