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AMATEUR RADIO / OES

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During disasters, amateur radio provides vital communications, when regular communications methods become damaged or overloaded. The Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services maintains an amateur radio repeater for the amateur radio community. The repeater is located atop Rolfe Peak in San Mateo County. The repeater operates on 146.865 MHz with a minus offset and a PL tone of 114.8 Hz. Amateur Radio volunteers operate a countywide training net on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 pm. All radio amateurs are encouraged to check in and participate in this weekly net. The weekly nets and emergency communications are run from the Amateur Radio station located in the OES offices next door to the County's Emergency Operations Center.