Florida Repeater Council

The Florida Repeater Council, Inc. (FRC) is the ARRL-recognized amateur frequency coordinating body for the State of Florida. The FRC provides frequency coordination and interference resolution services to all Florida repeater operators, FRC members and non-members alike. We are a volunteer non-profit organization of fellow amateurs.

NOTICE: SEND CERTIFIED MAIL TO DIRECTOR NILO HERNANDEZ, W4HN.

Some of the REPEATER LISTINGS were updated on 4/8/2012. The remaining were updated on 01/30/2012.

Repeater data was submitted to the ARRL for the 2012-2013 Repeater Directory and Travel Plus CD on January 13. Updates were be allowed until January 30. Only those repeaters whose coordination are current and have not expired were included.
NOTE: MotoTRBO and NXDN single mode repeaters will not appear in the directories because the ARRL has not embraced them yet.

Our Voice Repeater Coordination Policy was revised on 01 October 2011. Click HERE.

Visit our APPLICATION page to submit a repeater renewal, update or application for new coordination.

I would like to remind all repeater trustees of section 9 of our coordination policy that states "As stated in the Coordination document, no technical or geographical changes may be made to a coordinated repeater installation, such as effective radiated output power (ERP), antenna height, or location, without prior approval by the FRC. In some cases, such as moving the repeater more than a mile or so, recoordination may be required." The trustee MUST file a LONG-FORM update so that I can check for new conflicts.

Dana, K4LK, Database Manager.

Donations for membership in the Council can now be submitted on-line using secure PayPal. Click the "Donate" link to the left. Thanks for your support.

Due to the tremendous growth of Amateur radio, especially 2 meters, there are few (if any) repeater pairs available in most areas in the state. Many of the coordinated repeaters are inactive, or are being used for other purposes, such as simplex autopatches. Some repeaters have no inputs and their outputs are simply re-transmitting other active repeaters simply to generate activity. Some amateurs simply like to hoard repeater pairs for future use. In addition, repeater licensees are relocating their repeaters or increasing the antenna height or output power without authorization from the FRC Coordinators - in direct violation of FRC Coordination Policy. Please notify the appropriate FRC Coordinator (see the Directory of FRC Staff and Directors), if you suspect that a repeater is inactive, is no longer in its coordinated location, has an abnormally large coverage area, has no receiver, or is being used for a simplex autopatch.

The FRC needs your help in locating the repeater pairs that are being used for anything but legitimate full-duplex repeaters, so that they may be re-coordinated to amateurs who will use them properly.