The Club repeater system in the Whittier Hills was established in 1977, filling the geographic gap between Los Angeles and the Anaheim hills. The original system was purchased from WR6ALH, with donations from the Club members and other users. The 2-meter, open access repeater has, over the years, proved to be one of the most reliable and popular repeaters in the Los Angeles basin. Former organizations who used the repeater were the Downey Amateur Radio Club, Edison ARN and the Los Angeles Unified School District ARA. The Club used to hold Hidden Transmitter hunts (T-Hunts) on the third Sunday of each month during the seventies and eighties on the Two-Meter Repeater. The purpose of the T-Hunt was to hone the hunter’s skills in the use of Direction Finding (DF) equipment in locating the hidden transmitter. The starting point of the T-Hunt was generally near the microwave tower on Bell River Road off of Colima Road in the Whittier Hills. Winners were judged on the basis of least time and shortest distance from the starting point to the hidden transmitter. Refreshments at the hidden transmitter location became the focal point of each month’s T-Hunt.

The Club currently has three active repeaters:

• Two-meter: 146.175 (+600 Hz / PL 156.7 Hz)

• 220-MHz: 223.940 (-1.6 MHz / PL 100 Hz)

• 440-MHz: 445.560 (-5 MHz / PL 100 Hz)

We have a Wednesday night net on the Two-meter and 440 MHz repeaters at 8:00 PM. We have a roll call and Club news report. Visitors are welcomed to check in to the net.