Our 2-meter FM repeater is located in North Industry and it's frequency is (146.79-).

The Canton Amateur Radio Club repeater committee, control operators, club officers and trustees hope you enjoy using the machine. Our coordinated repeater offers good Stark County area coverage. 146.79- acts as a back up to the 147.120 ARES repeater during times of emergency operations.

Good operating practices, operations rules and tips:

• Prior to transmitting, monitor the repeater for a clear frequency.
• To initiate a contact, simply indicate that you are monitoring frequency. "This is W8ABC monitoring" will be suffice.
• Don't "KER-CHUNK" (key up without identifying yourself ) the repeater to see if it's working.
• Identify legally. Per FCC regulation, indentify yourself at the end of a transmission or series of transmissions and at least once every 10 minutes during communications.
• Keep transmissions short and thoughtful. Your transmissions are being heard by many listeners, including non-hams with scanners. Don't give a bad impression of our service.
• Use the minimum amount of power necessary.
• Our repeater is intended to facilitate mobile operations. During commuter rush hours, base stations should relinquish the repeater use to the mobile stations.
• Pause between transmissions. This allows other hams to use the repeater (someone may have an emergency).
• Don't break into a conversation unless you have something to add.
• Auto Patch: OFF LINE
• PL Tone: None
• The Repeater control operators have been instructed to contact repeater users who do not follow FCC regulations and/or good operating practices. They will advise you of the situation and offer suggestions to resolve the problem. Repeat offenders may be barred from the machine and in extreme cases (illegal or improper operations), the repeater could be shut down.
• Let us know how you would like us to improve our repeater service. Contract any club officer, trustee, control operator or repeater committee member with your suggestions.
• Your donations and/or CARC dues help us keep W8AL/R operational.
• DVR Audio Test - Check to make sure audio is getting into the repeater from your rig. Send DTMF 052, unkey, then key back up and say something (such as your callsign). The repeater will immediately play back what it heard.
• DTMF Keypad Test - Check to make sure the keypad on your rig is working. Send DTMF 163 and the digits you would like to test, and the repeater will tell you what it heard when you unkey.
• Current Time - To hear the current time from the repeater controller, send DTMF 026 or 027. The repeater will tell you the current time in male and female voices respectively.
• Current Date - To hear the current date from the repeater controller, send DTMF 029. The repeater will tell you the date when you unkey.
• Other features are currently in the planning stages, and will be implemented as time allows.