SF Bay Area 2m Frequencies and Usage

Channel Frequency Uses
  144.000–144.050 EME (CW)
  144.050–144.100 General CW and weak signals
  144.100–144.200 EME and weak signal SSB
  144.200 National SSB Calling Frequency
  144.200–144.275 General SSB operation
  144.275–144.300 Propogation Beacons
  144.300–144.400 Digital (ARRL: New Oscar Subband)
  144.310 Digital (Emergency Management)
  144.330 Digital (Balloon & experimental)
  144.350 Digital (Keyboard to Keyboard)
  144.370 Digital (BBS LAN Forwarding)
  144.390 Digital (APRS)
  144.410 Digital (Duplex, with 145.61)
  144.430 Digital (TCP/IP, OK to run duplex with 145.65)
  144.400–144.500 Satellite (ARRL: New Oscar Subband)
  144.500–144.600 Linear Translator Inputs (ARRL)
  144.500–144.900 Repeater Inputs (NARCC)
  144.910 Digital (Emergency Management)
  144.930 Digital (BBS: N0ARY-1/Mt. Umunhum)
  144.950 Digital (DX Spotting: Sacramento/K6NP—Rio Linda, Sacramento, Woodland, Davis)
  144.970 Digital (BBS: WA6ZTY/Berkeley, N6LDL/Los Gatos, K6LY/Monterey, K6YV/Sonora, WA6EWV-1/South Lake Tahoe)
  144.990 Digital (Emergency Management)
  145.010 Digital (WinLink 2000)
  145.030 Digital (Keyboard to Keyboard)
  145.050 Digital (Keyboard to Keyboard)
  145.070 Digital (BBS: N6RME)
  145.090 Digital (BBS: KG6BAJ)
  145.100–145.200 Linear Translator Outputs (ARRL)
  145.100–145.500 Repeater Outputs (last at 145.490?)
  145.510 SSTV
  145.530 Experimental
  145.550 Experimental
  145.570 Experimental
  145.590 Experimental
  145.610 Digital (Duplex with 144.41)
  145.630 Digital (WinLink 2000)
  145.650 Digital (TCP/IP, OK to run duplex with 144.43)
  145.670 Digital (DX Spotting: Chico/K6EL—Chico, Oroville, Red Bluff, South Fork Mtn—Redding area)
  145.690 Digital (BBS: WA6LIE)
  145.710 Digital (9600 BBS)
  145.730 Digital (BBS: WH6IO)
  145.750 Digital (TCP/IP)
  145.770 Digital (DX Spotting: Castro Valley/W6RGG, Livermore/W4UAT)
  145.785–146.000 Satellite (NARCC)
  145.800–146.000 Oscar Subband (ARRL)
  146.000–146.400 Repeater Inputs
FM Simplex (mostly)
01 146.415 Mountain View / BRAG Tac
02 146.430 Sunnyvale ARES Tac; San Jose Tac 2; Bay Area Hosp Net; Kensingtion / El Cerrito; Vista Verde Tac; Woodside Tac; San Bruno ARES Tac; Portola Valley ARES Tac; Los Trancos Woods Tac; Portola Valley ARES Tac
03 146.445 SCARES-Resource Sec; San Leandro ARC ARES / RACES Tac
04 146.460 Cupertino Tac 2
05 146.475 San Jose Tac 1
06 146.490 National Railfan Calling Frequency; Milbrae ARES Tac; Stanford ARES
07 146.505 Saratoga Tac Alt; SSF-NPEC ARES Tac; Daly City ARES Tac
08 146.520 National Calling Frequency
09 146.535 Mountain View ARES; Contra Costa Co. ARES / RACES East Pri
10 146.550  
11 146.565 National T-Hunt Frequency; National Railfan Calling Frequency Alternate; Oakland ARES / RACES Alternate; Digital modes begin at 146.580
  146.580 Digital (DX Spotting: Los Gatos/N6ST—Santa Cruz Mtns, Monterey Bay; Oakdale/K6OQ—Modesto area; Penngrove/K6ANP—Sonoma County, Sugarloaf Mt.-Napa Valley
12 146.595  
  146.600–147.400 Repeaters
13 147.405 Sunnyvale Resource Coord
14 147.420 San Mateo Co. Red Cross; San Rafael
15 147.435 Los Altos Hills Tac
16 147.450 PAARA Simplex, 100Hz PL; Redwood City Tac
17 147.465  
18 147.480 Palo Alto Tac; Santa Clara Industry Emerg Net Tac; Los Gatos Tac; NALCO ARES / RACES
19 147.495 Sunnyvale Alternate
20 147.510 Santa Clara
21 147.525 Milpitas ARES/RACES Simplex
22 147.540 Palo Alto Tac / Red Cross Pri; San Mateo Co. OES CMD 6 OES Tac; Boy Scout Troop 556; Saratoga Tac
23 147.555 Palo Alto Tac; HMB ARES Tac; Menlo Park ARES Tac
24 147.570 Foster City ARES Tac; Cupertino Tac 1
25 147.585 Sunnyvale / TRW Tac; Oakland ARES / RACES Primary; NASA-Ames Tac Alt 2; Repeater outputs begin at 147.600?
  147.600–148.000 Repeaters (147.990?)