General Club Information and Rules While Visiting the Facility.

updated 08/17/2024

 

Contents:

Repeater and Echolink information

Persons with Disabilities 

Mailing address

Clubhouse location and Patton rules

Board of Directors information


REPEATER and ECHOLINK INFORMATION:

CBARC has two repeaters serving Southern California along with Echolink on the two meter side.

2-Meter: 146.850 p/l 146.2 (-) offset

220 mhz: 224.860  p/l 77.0 (-) offset

Echolink: w6jbt-r

If you have issues with the repeaters or Echolink, please contact CBARC President: Jeff Richardson at w6jjr@w6jbt.org

DONATIONS:

We have continual costs to operate and maintain the above equipment. If you use them on a regular basis please consider a monetary donation to help with these costs. We appreciate your support.

REPEATER NOTES:

Any organization or group wishing to use either Crestline Repeaters shown above for any “net” operations, drills, exercises or any other type of  formal or informal usage must have prior written approval of use authorized by the Board of Directors of Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club.

EMERGENCY REPEATER USE:

After earthquakes or any disaster in our area, please DO NOT use either repeater for one hour after these events. We ask that the repeaters are left open during that time for any emergency traffic ONLY. You may check in, however do not conduct general traffic until repeater has been cleared. A CBARC Board Member will be monitoring and act as traffic control. We appreciate your attention with this.

RULES WHILE USING THE REPEATERS;

The following is NOT allowed while using either of the CBARC repeaters. 

       * Politics of any kind

       * Music of any type including singing, or background music

       * Use of profanity of any kind as our repeaters are family friendly. 

       *Transmitting CW (code) such as practice, demonstrations or general personal callsign “ID”.  The only code that is allowed is transmitted by the repeater as it’s “ID” is required by FCC part 97

       * Dead carriers, continual key-ups. ALL key-ups such as checking for radio/repeater signal must be followed by the use of your legal callsign as shown in the FCC rules.

       * “Cross Band Repeat” of any kind 

       * No digital transmissions. These are NOT digital repeaters.

       * Anything that goes against FCC Part 97

       * Anyone found to be violating above rules will be banned from using the repeaters and/or the FCC will be contacted accordingly. 

NOTE: We reserve the right to turn off either repeater at our discretion for any reason without notice or warning. 

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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 

The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club is now offering free membership to people who have disabilities which effectively prevent them from participating in amateur radio activities. Such disabilities include blindness, deafness, and limited mobility. The purpose is to allow folks with disabilities to access the resources offered by a service club such as CBARC, whether it be help studying for taking an exam for a license, help obtaining appropriate radio equipment, help installing a station, antenna, or some device or program someone might need in order to operate.

The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club Board of Directors will evaluate each request for membership and assistance as requested in order to provide such assistance in an appropriate and timely manner. All people interested in amateur radio are welcome at all club activities regardless of age, race, gender, ability, or any other factor.

A written letter must be submitted to the Board with the explanation of the persons disability, needs etc. Once the Board reviews the letter, they will contact the applicant for either more information or approval/disapproval of membership.

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Mailing Address:

Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club

PO Box 3788

San Bernardino, CA 92413

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Clubhouse Location:

The Clubhouse is located on the grounds of:

Patton State Hospital

Staff Development Center

3102 E. Highland Avenue

Highland, CA

(909) 425-7275 (This number is only answered when CBARC personnel are at the club facility, use email addresses below for questions)

(Read Patton Rules, then scroll down for location map)

Patton Rules:

Since C-BAR-C is located at a California State facility, the following are PROHIBITED

Firearms

Cameras (NO photographs taken of any kind) this includes cellphone cameras

Tobacco products

Alcohol

Khaki colored clothing

If you have questions, please click here

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CLUB LOCATION MAP:

Google Map Link:  https://goo.gl/maps/t5JiLwLEEZc2KZjh7

Inside grounds of Patton State Hospital

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patton zoom out


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2024/2025 Board of Directors:

PRESIDENT, ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR and NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Jeff Richardson, W6JJR

w6jjr@w6jbt.org

VICE PRESIDENT, & VE COORDINATOR

Moe DeLeon, AC2M

ac2m@w6jbt.org

 

SECRETARY:

Desiree Mendoza, KN6EQD

kn6eqd@w6jbt.org

TREASURER:

Jeff Richardson (acting Treasurer)

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (PIO)

Not filled at this time

TRAINING DIRECTOR:

Moe DeLeon, AC2M

ac2m@w6jbt.org

WEBMASTER:

Josh Richardson, W6JRI

webmaster@w6jbt.org

TECHNICAL ADVISER:

Jon Montgomery, K6FZZ