FM38 Repeater

Answer:  FM38 is derived from our main repeater frequency, 443.800 (3.8) and the fact that we of course use FM as our mode.

Answer:  No, the FM38 repeater is owned and maintained by N9GMT and N9FBF. We also have affiliate repeaters that link to us via AllStar. There are many dedicated long time personnel that provide technical assistance, tower work, site maintenance, etc. In our experience we just get a heck of a lot more done when we aren't beholden to a "club" that can't decide if they should do this project or the other one and how to pay for it.

Answer:  If you have equipment to donate contact Emil N9FBF. If you would like to donate some funds to cover expenses there is a link below and also on the right side of our Home page. You can donate with PayPal or with a Credit Card. Thank You!!!

Click Here: https://fm38.org/paypal-contribution

Answer:  Try sending email to Emil N9FBF good on QRZ or leave a Contact Us message. We will do our best to answer your questions.

Answer:  The 443.800 Milwaukee repeater has twelve (12) receive sites and five (5) simulcast transmit sites. There are an additional (14) FM38 owned UHF repeaters throughout Wisconsin. There are also (15) repeaters linked to us on a semi permanent basis that are owned and maintained by other radio groups.

Answer:  We use AllStar primarily for linking between repeaters that are too far away for a dedicated RF link. If you have a need to connect to another repeater that supports AllStar call for a control operator and they can create the connection for you. Steve N9FSE and Emil N9FBF are good choices for these requests. FM38 does not support Echolink directly but some of our affiliated folks do.

Answer:  We have the "Sounds Good" net on Monday nights at 7PM CST, it's a net about music, audio, and audio equipment. Not the usual "ham" net but quite interesting.

Tuesday at 6PM CST we carry the "Absolute Tech Net" which normally has several hundred repeaters connected via AllStar from all over the world.

Thursday at Noon is the Chippewa Falls Informational Net hosted by Chip W9OQI

Saturday at 10PM is the Trivia Net which is connected via AllStar on the East Coast Reflector

Answer:  Milwaukee main site id courtesy beeps (most voted) Revised September 2024, in Morse code letters:

Low pitch tones:

*W (dit dah dah) West/New Berlin
*N (dah dit) North/Slinger
*S (dit dit dit) South/Kenosha-Racine
*F (dit dit dah dit) Franklin
*B (dah dit dit dit) Brookfield
*C (dah dit dah dit) Community site at 10/36 TV Tower
*M (dah dah) Menomonee Falls
*E (dit) Washington Heights
*T (dah) Test Site (off line)
*D (dah dit dit) Delafield
*Z (dah dah dit dit) Near the Zoo in Wauwatosa

High pitch tones:

*V (dit dit dit dah) KA9VZD Trevor Repeater
*L (dit dah dit dit) Lake Geneva Repeater
*A (dit dah) Allenton Repeater
*P (dit dah dah dit) Plymouth Area Repeater
*F (dit dit dah dit) Fond du Lac Repeater
*G (dah dah dit) Green Bay Repeater
*R (dit dah dit) Ripon Repeater
*O (dah dah dah) Oshkosh Repeater
*B (dah dit dit dit) Baraboo
*C (dah dit dah dit) Cambridge
*M (dah dah) Manitowoc


Internet connected Repeaters

FM38 owned and closely affiliated sites

*II (dit dit-dit dit) Iola repeater
*IR (dit dit-dit dah dit) Rockford IL repeater
*ID (dit dit-dah dit dit) Door County Repeater
*IJ (dit dit-dit dah dah dah) Janesville Repeater
*IM (dit dit-dah dah) Madison Repeater
*IW (dit dit-dit dah dah) Washington Island Repeater

FM38 Partner Sites

*AW (dit dah-dit dah dah) Wisconsin Rapids repeater
*AC (dit dah-dah dit dah dit) Chippewa Valley repeater
*AS (dit dah-dit dit dit) Schaumburg IL repeater
*AL (dit dah-dit dah dit dit) La Crosse repeater
*AI (dit dah-dit dit) Irma (Merrill) repeater
*AB (dit dah-dah dit dit dit) Bemidji repeater
*AR (dit dah-dit dah dit) Rib Mountain repeater
*AM (dit dah-dah dah) Morris IL repeater

Answer:  As of 09/15/2026

443.800+ Milwaukee, WI Simulcast in Racine, New Berlin, Slinger and Delafield.
442.350+ Allenton, WI Often referred to as F2 as it was the second repeater in our network.
444.600+ Fond du Lac, WI
443.625+ Oshkosh, WI
442.800+ Green Bay, WI
442.700+ Plymouth, WI
444.950+ Ripon, WI
444.500+ Baraboo, WI
444.475+ Madison, WI
441.525+ Lake Geneva, WI
444.475+ Sturgeon Bay, WI
443.625+ Janesville, WI
443.000+ Cambridge, WI
442.600+ Manitowoc, WI

The FM-38 owned repeaters above require 123.0Hz CTCSS for access.

442.600+ ( 123.0 ) Trevor, WI (WI/IL State Line Near I94) This system is owned and operated by Rick KA9VZD. Rick was our first affiliate system going back to the early 90's. This is an RF linked system because the internet was barely a thing back when this system went online.

443.600+ ( 114.8 ) Iola, WI. This system is owned and operated by Chuck AC9F and Brian KB9ZPK. Linked via AllStar.

442.425+ ( 114.8 ) Wisconsin Rapids This system is owned and operated by W9MRA Mid-State Repeater Association. Linked via AllStar.

444.350+ (110.9) Chippewa Falls, WI. This is the W9CVA Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio Club repeater. Linked via AllStar.

442.300+ (131.8 ) La Crosse / Onalaska WI. The Trustee/Owner is Jim W9UUM connected via AllStar.

442.625+ ( 123.0 ) Rockford, IL This system is owned by FM38 and carries the call sign of our long time friend Ron W9FT. Linked via AllStar.

443.575+ ( 114.8 ) Schaumburg, IL. Owned by the Motorola Amateur's Radio Club. Linked via AllStar.

440.815+ ( 114.8 ) Ingleside, IL. Owned by Dave K9AT. Linked via AllStar.

444.950+ (123.0) Bemidji, MN. Owned by John NI0K. Linked via AllStar

444.300+ ( 114.8 ) Wausau, WI W9BCC Rib Mountain. Linked via AllStar.

444.575+ ( 114.8 ) Irma, WI KB9QJN Merrill Amateur Radio Group. Linked via Allstar.

443.675+ ( 123.0 ) Port Washington, WI. Owned by Marcus KD9UWG.

443.350+ ( 123.0 ) Morris, IL Owned by Patrick NX9S.

442.550+ ( 123.0 ) Suring, WI Owned by Brett KT0V.

440.300+ ( 123.0 ) Washington Island, WI Owned by WI9DX club.

We also link to a repeater in Texas owned by Steve WB9STH (Former Cheese Head) via AllStar.

Answer:  FM38 Owned systems are operational from 5:30AM-10:30PM daily. We are not on overnight as we don't have control operators available at those times to meet FCC Part 97 requirements. Many of our affiliate systems are on 24/7.