Kern Emergency Radio Network
Serving Kern County and Surrounding Areas
Serving Kern County and Surrounding Areas
We are a group of repeater owners who have built a system configurable in the event of an emergency. It is a smaller system that covers part of California.
The system is opened to all licensed Amateurs. Due to some repeaters being strictly solar powered, we ask that conversations be kept to a maximum length of 20 minutes.
We also ask that
We are a group of repeater owners who have built a system configurable in the event of an emergency. It is a smaller system that covers part of California.
The system is opened to all licensed Amateurs. Due to some repeaters being strictly solar powered, we ask that conversations be kept to a maximum length of 20 minutes.
We also ask that during a conversation you wait a second before keying up and speaking. This serves two purposes: First, it allows someone to interrupt in case of an emergency. Second, your voice will not be clipped at the beginning of your conversation due to delays in the system.
If you are listening and hear a "B" in Morse code for the courtesy tone (- ...), that means Frazier has lost power and is on battery back up. Frazier repeater will be down, but the 420 link will be working on battery. If this happens, we will need to keep our QSOs short due to the fact that if the 420 link at Frazier dies due to dead batteries, NO repeaters will be connected.
ENJOY!
With over 50 years of combined experience in the radio communication industry, our group has the knowledge and expertise needed to maintain this system. It requires regular maintenance and repairs. Sometimes due to weather or other circumstances, a repeater may be down for a period of time. We will try to keep the System Status page updated to keep you informed.
Meet our core group:
Lee Bouchard, KI6HHU
Ron Thome, K6RET
Steve Hess, K6KGE
Jon Wilhem, WA6KLB
Jerry Garis, KK6AC
Lee has been with me ever since the inception of the KERN System and has been with me thick and thin.
Ron has been the backbone of the system, keeping it in good operation technically. A special thanks to him for that!
Steve has pion
Meet our core group:
Lee Bouchard, KI6HHU
Ron Thome, K6RET
Steve Hess, K6KGE
Jon Wilhem, WA6KLB
Jerry Garis, KK6AC
Lee has been with me ever since the inception of the KERN System and has been with me thick and thin.
Ron has been the backbone of the system, keeping it in good operation technically. A special thanks to him for that!
Steve has pioneered (along with Ron) newer technology into the system like the newer digital technologies.
Jon contributes much toward putting up new machines and maintenance.
A special thankyou goes to each!
Enjoy the system!
Frazier 447.860 Coverage
Buckrock Repeater Site
Buckrock Looking E Toward High Sierras
Buckrock 4 Bay Sinclair Antenna
Buckrock Lookout Tower
Closer View of Buckrock Lookout Tower
Double Mt Repeater Site
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