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Club News
12/01/25 Snow Valley repeater site changes
The Fusion Repeater has been removed for relocation to Virginia Peak.
A UHF GMRS repeater is now in it's place and in
"Testing Mode"
Carson City, Snow Valley Peak
462.600 +5 MHz 156.7
GMRS
WRAV862 Lake Tahoe NV
09/18/25 Site Activations
Ely, Cave Mountain - 9/17/25
147.345 +0.6 MHz 156.7 W7DEM
A Special Thanks to Les Robinson (N7GWT) and the Eastern Amateur Radio Club in Ely for their hard work to make this site possible.
09/15/25 Pending Sites activations
Goldfield, Montezuma Peak - On the Air
(repeater needs to be relocated onto Site)
448.475 -5 MHz 100.0 WB5KLJ
08/11/25 Snow Valley repeater site changes
The VHF Analog repeater is back on the air.
The Fusion Repeater has changed frequencies to UHF.
Carson City, Snow Valley Peak
146.940 -0.6 MHz 123.0 N7VXB
This repeater will be linked to the Eagle Ridge and Smith Valley Analog Repeaters
Fallon, Eagle Ridge
147.345 +0.6 MHz 156.7 W7DEM
Wellington, Lobdell Peak
146.880 -0.6 MHz 123.0 KD7NHC
Carson City, Snow Valley Peak
442.300 +5 MHz 156.7 W7DEM
WIRES-X 21676 LINK
ANALOG LOCAL ONLY
Yaesu DR-1X Repeater
Yaesu FTM-100DR RF Link
A special thanks to Randy Williams, N7VXB for all of his assistance to make Snow Valley Peak a great site for everyone to use.
06/16/25 Austin Mountain Repeater
The Austin Mountain VHF Repeater is installed and operational in anolog only!
Thanks to John KD7NHC, Frank N7ZEV, and Keith Gordon, a VHF repeater has been installed and on the air ready for the Pony Express ride 2025.
146.700 -0.6 MHz 156.7 W7DEM
ANALOG VHF LOCAL ONLY
Motorola MTR-2000 Repeater
Austin Mountain is part of the Highway 50 repeater chain. This site is a critical link to support the Pony Express annual event.
NATIONAL PONY EXPRESS ASSOCIATION
06/7/25 Eagle Ridge VHF Repeater Online
The Eagle Ridge VHF Repeater is repaired and online!
Thanks to John KD7NHC, and Gerry Miller KJ7GEZ, Eagle Ridge VHF repeater is back on the air.
147.345 +0.6 MHz 156.7 W7DEM
ANALOG VHF LOCAL ONLY
Motorola MTR-2000 Repeater
The 4 bay folded dipole antenna was leaning over more than the Tower of Pisa and they were able to get it back upright with the use of a ratchet strap and a little bit of brut force with a prybar. A replacement duplexer was installed and the system performance and coverage so far is spectacular.
05/28/25 Prospect Peak Repeater Online
The Eureka NV Prospect Peak Repeater is activated and online!
Thanks to Les N7GWT, John KD7NHC, and Randy N7NHP, the Eureka/Prospect Peak repeater is on the air.
147.660 -0.6 MHz 156.7 W7DEM
ANALOG LOCAL ONLY
Motorola MTR-2000 Repeater
We will be installing the Wires-X fusion link radio at a later date to bring online.
02/06/25 Angel Peak Link Radio Update
Issues with the Angel Peak Repeater Link Radio were reported in January. After replacing the Angel peak Repeater for service a visit to the link radio site was performed. The FTM-100 Link Radio needed a firmware update. Issues were discovered upon testing and it was discovered that there was an antenna issue. This was preventing the Link Radio from working properly with the Angel Peak repeater. This issue has been resolved.
A huge shoutout to Frank Kostelac (N7ZEV) and Glenn Hale (KB7REO) for their time in assisting with testing the system and diagnosing the issues.
02/03/25 Angel Peak Repeater Service Update
A site visit to Angel Peak revealed that the Motorola MTR-2000 YSF board program had failed and the repeater would not operate in Wires-X Mode. The Repeater was temporarily replaced with a Yaesu DR-2X. The Motorola will return to service on Angel Peak when repaired.
The Angel Peak Repeater has been opened up for analog use as well. A PL tone of 156.7 will now open the repeater on 449.550Mhz +5
02/01/25 ARRL Renews CVRC as a SSC
Recently, the Carson Valley Radio Club, working with the ARRL, was able to update and renew our CVRC ARRL affiliation as well as our Special Services Club status.
The CVRC will continue our mission to support all Amateur Radio Clubs and Statewide ARES/RACES programs for the Great State of Nevada.
01/16/25 Austin Peak link radio proposal
The CVRC presented to the Austin Airport Advisory Board on January 13th.
CVRC proposed to install a link radio with internet at the Austin Airport to link the Austin Peak repeater to the Nevada Statewide Fusion linked Repeater System. There will be a follow-up presentation and a vote for approval.
01/06/25 New Site location Montezuma Peak
The CVRC is excited to expand the US 95 corridor by adding a new System Fusion repeater on Montezuma Peak just west of Goldfield, Nevada. The site will add coverage South to Beatty, North to Mina, and cover part of Tonopah.
10/26/24 Nevada Day Parade
The 2024 Nevada Day Parade is in the books! The event used both the CVRC UHF and VHF repeaters on McClellen Peak above Carson City. Thank you to all of the Amateur Radio operators and clubs who volunteered their time to assist in making the event a success! The Carson Valley Radio Club looks forward to assisting the next special event with quality communications!
10/15/24 Snow Valley Peak Repeater
Special THANKS to Randy Williams (N7VXB) for letting the CVRC install a Yaesu DR-1X fusion repeater on Snow Valley Peak using his current VHF system configuration. In the Spring of 2025, Randy will discuss the options of making the VHF 146.940 frequency permanent or we switch to a coordinated UHF frequency.
10/7/24 Prospect Peak Repeater
Special THANKS to Les Robinson (N7GWT) and the Ely Amateur Radio Club! They gave us their frequency pair on Prospect Peak and have installed our DR-2X Fusion repeater on the site. Some antenna repair still needs to be completed to get it operational so hopefully before the winter we can get that system linked.