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Welcome to West Valley ARC in Sun City, AZ

Welcome to West Valley ARC in Sun City, AZWelcome to West Valley ARC in Sun City, AZWelcome to West Valley ARC in Sun City, AZ

WVARC Repeaters & Nodes

147.3 MHz (+) PL 162.2 Hz (FM)

449.8 MHz (-) Fusion/Wires-X (C4FM/FM)

Echolink Node: 598882 or NY7S-R

AllStar Node: 63916

Del Webb Repeater call-in nets - 147.3

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

MORNING Net is at 9 AM with  Ray, WB7VZI. 


EVENING Net is at 8 PM with Cowboy Bob, AB7RR, and his SHOP TALK which is an informal chat to get your equipment questions answered.

MONDAY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

MORNING Net at 9 AM with Josh, KE7WIL, Maybe you'd like to try your hand at Josh's trivia.


EVENING Net at 8 PM with  Karen, K7UGS .

TUESDAY

SUNDAY

WEDNESDAY

MORNING Net at 9 AM with Paul, KL7KSU.


EVENING Net at 8 PM with John, WA7SO.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

MORNING Net at 9 AM with Weston, KK7VYR.


EVENING Net at 8 PM with Mark, WA9YVL.

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

MORNING Net at 9 AM with Stewart, KG6BOV.


EVENING Net at 8 PM with John AA1SQ.

FRIDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

MORNING Net at 9 AM with Rolf, KG0KM.


EVENING Net at 8 PM is split between Lee Ann, KJ7AZR, with the Foodi Net and Cowboy Bob Runke, AB7RR, with his Rootin, Tootin, High-Falootin Net.

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

MORNING Net at 9 AM with Bill, KA2KHV.


"Out of the Box" with Granty, K7GTY at 8 PM .

echolink node: 598882 or ny7s-r | Allstar Node: 63916

Boswell digital repeater nets - 449.8

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

EVENING Net or Roundtable is at 7 PM.  There is a -5MHz offset.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

MORNING Earlybird Roundtable is at 7 AM.  There is a -5MHz offset.

THURSDAY

WIRES-X Room

WIRES-X Room

EVENING Net or Roundtable is  at 7PM.  There is a -5MHz offset.

WIRES-X Room

WIRES-X Room

WIRES-X Room

The room number is 81854 for all of you out-of-towners and east side hams.

Net News!

Three New Weekly Nets!

WVARC is now hosting three weekly nets from the North West AllStar Group in northwest England!


Friday Tech Net                 Saturday Night Takeaway Net                Sunday Winding Down the Weekend  


12:00-1:00 P.M.                            WVARC - Del Webb Repeater (147.300 MHz.)

ARRL Audio News!

Also, don't miss the ARRL Audio News following the WVARC Monday Morning Net.

New on NWAG! The Thursday Thought Experiment.

As of now, just a thought, followed by an experiment. We are thinking about having a club member, run a regular net the NWAG repeater in the UK. Join us on the Del Webb  repeater, Thursdays, 12-2 pm.

Congratulations Jim-WB8GUC!

  

Congratulations to WB8GUC for being the 500th check-in to the Early Bird Round Table!


Here we see W7TUE presenting the highly coveted 500th Check-in prize to WB8GUC during the WVARC weekly lunch on April 8th.


The

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Net Controller Spotlight

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Preamble for Net Control

  We’ve noticed some of you are using older preambles but for the sake of brevity, Josh and I would like to encourage you to use this shorter version. Everyone knows it's best to call 911 if they can, there’s no need to tell them and no one has ever waited for the net to declare an emergency.

We believe Echo-Link and All Star are reliable enough to be treated as regular check-ins. Also, any Novice knows he/she can’t use two meters (last license was issued more than 15 years ago).


Reader Digest Version


This is (NAME/CALL). Welcome to the West Valley Amateur Radio Club’s (morning/evening) call-in net. This is an open-directed net and all traffic should go through the net controller. All licensed amateurs are welcome, you need not be a club member to join in the fun.


Our repeater is in Sun City West, AZ, has an output Frequency of 147.300 MHz, with a standard positive 600 KHz offset and a 162.2 Hz tone.


If anyone should have an emergency during the net and is unable to call 911 - transmit a double break and we will assist you as needed (we have an excellent track record).


Information about our club, including the 14 weekly nets, may be found on our website: West Valley arc. com.


If you are an outbound mobile or short timer, let me know and you will be placed at the top of my list.


Announce your topic/trivia if applicable then ask for check-ins.


Feel free to personalize your preamble.


Ray, W0IVB-Feb. 17, 2025


Download a copy of the preamble HERE.

Yaesu Digital Amateur Radio net

Yaesu System Fusion

Yaesu Digital Net-TWO Nights a Week:  

Tuesday & Thursday Evening at 7:00 PM on 449.800 MHz.


We also have the EARLY BIRD net at 7 AM every Wednesday morning.


Our WIRES-X room number is 81854. 

Here are a few Guidelines.  

More about WIRES-X from YAESU.


Check out our Digital page HERE.


All About AllStar - It's Here!

Curt, N6 ATC, gave us a great presentation titled 

"AllStar for Amateur Radio".


And here is the "SHARI AllStar Node Set-Up"

Repeater courtesy

Hobby Enjoyment

Participating in a conversation on our repeaters should be treated similar to a conversation in open mixed company in a social setting. 


Conversations should be kept courteous and all participants should be treated with dignity and respect. Monopolizing the repeater or engaging in controversial subjects such as religion, sex, or politics should generally be avoided. 


Test ‘kerchunking’ the repeater (pushing & releasing the push-to-talk button) is considered a poor operating practice and should be avoided. 


We also ask that you let the repeater drop completely, to allow emergency traffic to break in.
Conversations on our repeaters are a direct reflection of our club.  Please make our repeaters enjoyable for all to use. 


 Interference and Jamming of our Club’s Repeaters


It is the West Valley ARC position that when a QSO or net experiences unwelcome

interference over our repeater, you should either tolerate it or sign off. 


The intruder will soon violate the FCC 10-minute rule by not ID-ing and possible

intentional jamming of a licensed station(s) along with other illegal acts. 


  • If net control and/or users choose to continue, keep all transmissions short and leave several seconds of space after the repeater drops. 


  • Do not discuss the intruder or make assumptions on what you think the issue might be over the air. 


  • Keep in mind that interference is often accidental such as a keyed mic, monitor volume low or another innocent mistake. 


The Tech Committee will be working behind the scenes to document the interference and hand it over to the FCC for disciplinary action.


If it is of a racial, sexual, profane, vulgar or other illegal act; legally ID and turn off

your radio.  Never engage a jammer. 


Inform the Tech Committee at:

n7yo@westvalleyarc.com in writing of the particulars such as date & time the event

occurred along with what happened to document the violation.


Jim, N7YO

Technical Committee Chairperson



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