The K3VOA station consists of a Kenwood TS-440 HF transceiver and a Heathkit SB-200 linear amplifier feeding various antennas such as dipoles and a Cushcraft A3S beam on a 30-foot tower.  K3VOA owns and operates two 'open' repeaters.  The two-meter repeater output frequency is 147.045 MHz.  The input frequency is offset +600 kHz at 147.645 MHz.  The 3/4-meter repeater output frequency is 448.575 MHz.  The input frequency is offset -5.00 MHZ at 443.575 MHz.  Both repeaters are coordinated through T-MARC. 

 

These are "local area repeaters" and the coverage area is deliberately limited to about a 10 mile radius from the US Capitol Building.  Most of the usage is by VOA members contacting each other locally, tourists who are on the Mall and want to keep in touch and emergency and public service stations who want primary or backup communications during special events (like the Marine Corps Marathon) or local emergencies (such as the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon).

Our two meter Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) station is on 144.390 MHz and serves Washington, D.C. as an APRS-Relay station.