WC0HC Emergency Repeater System

Using the WC0HC repeater system

Except for the WC0HC-VM repeater, all WC0HC repeaters are open for normal traffic and ragchewing. All non-priority traffic must yield to emergency or priority traffic.

Any of the WC0HC repeaters can be reserved by public service organizations for use in not-for-profit parades, marathons, etc. If you are a public service organization and would like to reserve repeater usage for not-for-profit use, please email the repeater trustee at daniel.anderson@hennepin.us.

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INFORMATION

Latest Repeater System News

WC0HC-VE Back On The Air

(3/11/2021) The WC0HC-VE is currently back on the air.

WC0HC-VE Temporarily Off The Air

(1/27/2021) Due to issues with the WC0HC-VE repeater, we have taken it off the air temporarily to investigate, reconfigure and reinstall. We hope to have it once again operational in 2021.

WC0HC-UG Issues

(1/15/2020) Over the past few weeks we've noticed an issue with the WC0HC-UG repeater, 444.175 MHz. We are looking into the weird sounds it's making and hope to have it resolved soon.

Issues with WC0HC-VE, WC0HC-UE

(2/27/2019) We are currently having issues with both our repeaters in Edina. We believe it is external radio interference and are working with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Communications Division to fix. Thanks for your patience.

About Us

The WC0HC Emergency Repeater System is owned and maintained by Hennepin County Emergency Management for the purposes of providing a method of auxiliary emergency communications by licensed hams or those granted via RACES when all primary means of public safety communications fail. It is also available for SKYWARN usage per the Metro SKYWARN organization and the National Weather Service, and is used regularly for Public Service events throughout the Twin Cities Metro.