Local Repeaters & Nets
Local Repeaters
GEARS Repeaters
The Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society maintains two repeaters, a VHF repeater, and a UHF repeater, both located in Forest Ranch, at 2800 feet elevation, covering Chico, and most of Butte and Glenn counties.
Both repeaters are open, and any licensed ham is welcome to use them. Please follow the FCC rules and be friendly and respectful of others.
Emergency use of the repeaters has precedence over all users at all times. The repeaters are configured for solar operation with battery backup. They share a dual band (144/440) antenna, installed 90 feet above the ground.
146.850 Repeater (GEARS East – Forrest Ranch)
The VHF repeater frequency is 146.850 MHz, minus offset, PL tone 110.9 Hz.
145.410 MHz repeater (GEARS West – St. John)
The VHF repeater frequency is 145.410 MHz, minus offset, PL tone 123.0 Hz.
440.650 Repeater
The UHF repeater frequency is 440.650 MHz with plus offset, and a PL tone of 110.9 Hz.

Local Nets
Daily
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net: 9:00 PM, 146.850 MHz (GEARS Repeater)
Monday
Butte County ARES – Amateur Radio Emergency Services Net: 8:00 PM, 145.290 MHz (BCSCR Repeater)
Tuesday
PARS Club Net: 7:00 PM, 145.290 MHz (BCSAR Repeater)
GEARS Club Net: 7:30 PM, 146.850 MHz (GEARS East Repeater)
Thursday
North Valley Simplex Net: 7:30 PM, 146.520 MHz (National 2-meter Simplex Calling Frequency)
Any licensed ham is welcome to participate in any of the nets listed above. Please feel free to contact the net control for more information about joining the roll call, or tune in to the net and transmit your call-sign when the net controller asks for visitors to check in. GEARS encourages participation in local nets, and we are pleased to provide the GEARS repeater to host local nets as a service to the community.
GEARS Local Net Coordinator: Larry, KA6GND
*Times listed above are Pacific Time (PST/PDT)
Net calendar
Events for June
1st
North Valley Simplex Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
5th
GARS Net
YSARC Net
Butte County ARES Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
6th
PARS Net
GEARS Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
8th
North Valley Simplex Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
12th
GARS Net
YSARC Net
Butte County ARES Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
13th
PARS Net
GEARS Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
15th
North Valley Simplex Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
19th
GARS Net
YSARC Net
Butte County ARES Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
20th
PARS Net
GEARS Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
22nd
North Valley Simplex Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
26th
GARS Net
YSARC Net
Butte County ARES Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
27th
PARS Net
GEARS Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Events for June
29th
North Valley Simplex Net
Sacramento Valley Traffic Net
Let’s work together
We are committed to serving our communities, and welcome new opportunities to do so. We are available to–and frequently–provide radio communication support for community activities such as: bike races, charity walks, and other local and regional public events.