Colorado Traffic Net

"Specializing in the first and last mile of NTS delivery in Colorado."

Primary Repeaters

The CTN primarily operates on the Colorado Connection state-wide system of linked repeaters at 7:00pm Mountain Time every day. To retrieve the most current list of frequencies in the linked system, please visit:

http://www.colcon.org/wp/repeaters

Alternate Frequencies

The following is a list of repeaters that our traffic handlers commonly use to pass messages off frequency during the net. This frees up time for the net to continue while stations pass traffic elsewhere.

Freq/Off Tone Call Sponsor Location
146.640- 100.0 WBØTUB Denver Radio League Centennial Cone, Golden
146.940- 103.5 WØWYX Rocky Mountain Radio League Squaw Mountain, Idaho Springs
146.970- 100.0 KBØSRJ Pikes Peak FM Assoc Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs
448.225- 141.3 NØSZ Rocky Mountain Ham Squaw Mountain, Idaho Springs
449.225- 141.3 NØSZ Rocky Mountain Ham Thorodin Mountain, Blackhawk
Simplex
147.540 156.7 primary 2m FM simplex
441.225 156.7 primary 70cm FM simplex
3989 khz   primary 75m LSB
7240 khz   primary 40m LSB
DMR / MotoTRBO
Any talk group from the RM Ham Code Plugs.

Regular traffic handlers are encouraged to become familiar with which of these alternate repeaters are reachable from their station and have them quickly accessible. This is not intended to be a complete list, and stations are welcome and encouraged to coordinate any frequency they choose to pass traffic outside of the net. Please remember to ask whether or not a repeater is in use before passing traffic on an alternate frequency.

HF/VHF/UHF Packet

The Colorado Traffic League (CTL) packet node is located on Saddleback Mountain about 30 miles west of Denver. The packet station is up 24/7 using call sign K0NTS. You are welcome to leave formal NTS traffic on the CTL BBS which uses call sign K0NTS-1.

The packet station has three ports, one on HF, one on VHF and one one UHF. The station runs the BPQ software and all ports connect to the same BBS. On HF the node scans the frequencies with a dwell time of 5 seconds per channel. The fourth port is an ethernet connection to the RMHAM Microwave backbone and interconnects various other BBS stations using AXIP.

Port Freq Speed
1 145.050 MHz 1200 bps
2 441.075 MHz 9600 bps
3 BBS
3.5895 MHz USB
7.0934 MHz USB
14.0944 MHz USB

RMS
7.1034 MHz USB
14.1034 MHz USB

Pactor 1/2/3/4
4 AXIP 100 Mbps

If you have difficulty connecting directly, try connecting via K8ZTT, AC0VC, AC0KQ or W0ARP on VHF. On UHF you can try going via KF0BPN, AB0VZ or W0ARP.

In addition to the BBS, the packet station is also a WinLink RMS/CMS and CHAT server. For example, as a node you can connect to the station on VHF using port 1 and connect to another station on UHF using port 2.

Note that on VHF/UHF, the same frequency is used for the BBS, RMS and node functions, but appends a different SSID to the callsign, e.g. K0NTS-10 for the RMS. On HF, the callsign is just K0NTS, and different frequencies are used for BBS and RMS access.

Call Function Remarks
K0NTS-7 Node Useful for node to node connections
K0NTS-1 BBS BBS NTS traffic
K0NTS-10 WinLink RMS Radio gateway to WinLink
K0NTS-11 Chat Server Keyboard chats

HF Traffic Nets

The CTN maintains regular liaison with various HF Nets.

Freq Mode Name Time (mountain) More Info
3985.0 kHz LSB ISBN 0100Z  
3986.0 kHz LSB AZ Section Traffic Net (see web site) web site
3923.5 kHz LSB 12th Region Morning Net daily 7am MT  
3989.0 kHz LSB CO Eve Region Net M-F 6:45pm MT  
3989.0 kHz LSB CO WX Net daily 6am MT  
146.94 MHz FM CO WX Net daily 6am MT RMRL, 100hz tone
7272.0 kHz LSB Beehive Utah Net daily 7:30pm web site
7253.5 kHz LSB Central States Traffic Net Mon - Fri 12:30pm  
3810.0 kHz LSB Colorado ARES HF Net Sun 8:00am  
3989.0 kHz LSB Colorado Columbine Net daily 7:30pm  
7240.0 kHz LSB High Noon Net daily noon web site
3937.0 kHz LSB Idaho Farm Net 0200Z  
3920.0 kHz LSB Kansas Phone Net daily 6:45am  
3939.0 kHz LSB NM Breakfast Club Net daily 6:30am  
14.345 MHz USB Central Area Net M,W,F 1:30pm *restricted
14.345 MHz USB Western Area Net M,W,F 2230Z *restricted
14.340 MHz USB Pacific Area Net "PAN" M,W,F 2230Z  
7290.0 kHz LSB 7290 Traffic Net Mon - Sat 9-11am MT web site
7290.0 kHz LSB 7290 Traffic Net Mon - Fri 12-1pm MT web site
7062.5 kHz CW TWN CW Net daily 8:30pm  
3923.5 kHz LSB Wyoming Cowboy Net 6:45pm MT  
*restricted: The nets above marked restricted are TRANSCON Nets and require permission from the area manager to join. Contact CO Manager and Western Area manager WA3QLW for more information.

WinLink

You may also pass traffic into and out of Colorado via WinLink to our club call KØNTS