Ole Virginia Hams Repeaters

The OVH operates five repeaters: four FM repeaters (VHF and UHF), and one UHF DSTAR repeater which provide communications coverage for Northern Virginia, including Prince William County, the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the neighboring areas of Loudoun, Fauquier, and Fairfax Counties, Virginia. An additional VHF DSTAR repeater for 2 meters will be added and become operational in early 2012.

The 2-meter FM (146.970- MHz, CTSS 100.0), 1.25-meter FM (224.66- MHz, CTSS 100.0), and one of the 70-cm FM (442.200+ MHz, CTSS 100.0) repeaters are located at the Northern Virginia Electric Co-op (NOVEC) site on Lomond Drive, Manassas, Virginia. The other 70-cm FM (443.500+ Mhz, CTSS 110.9) is located on the Manassas City water tower in old town, Manassas. The DSTAR repeater 70-cm (442.5125MHz+) is located at the Prince William County Service Authority's water storage tank site on Mt. Pone, Manassas. Standard shift offsets between repeater output and input frequencies are used for all repeaters.

See pictures and descriptions for certain of the OVH Repeaters.


ANALOG FM Repeaters

Callsign UsedOutput from RepeaterPL Tone / CTSSInput to Repeater
W4OVH146.970 MHz100.0 Hz146.370 MHz
W4OVH224.660 MHz100.0 Hz223.060 MHz
W4OVH442.200 MHz100.0 Hz447.200 MHz
K4GVT/R443.500 MHz110.9 Hz448.500 MHz

DSTAR Repeaters

Callsign UsedOutput from RepeaterInput to Repeater
W4OVH14x.xxx - in early 201214x.xxx - in early 2012
W4OVH442.5125 MHz447.5125 MHz

Note: A PL tone of 100.0 Hz is normally used on the W4OVH 2-meter FM repeater to avoid interference on the input frequency. Normally, the W4OVH 1.25-meter FM repeater is linked with the 2-meter repeater, and when linked, a PL tone of 100.0 Hz is also in use and required to operate. The three FM repeaters at the Lomond Drive location can now be linked or unlinked remotely by the control operators. Other features available to OVH club members include time-of-day, repeater status (temperature inside/outside), and DTMF testing. The control operators can also remotely turn off or turn on the PL tones on each repeater. The PL tones are usually turned off during W4OVH Net operations and during public service and ARES operations.