The Castle Rock port of the Condor Connection is located atop Castle Rock at
2002 feet above sea level, and is linked to the Mt. Vaca repeater via a link hub
located at the Geysers at 3900 ft. in the mountainous area of Calistoga, California.
A 220 MHz port is not available at the Geysers Site. The coverage is approximately: Cloverdale to the North; Sonoma to the
East; Novato to the South; and The Russian River Valley to the West. A Larson 1/4 wave ground plane Antenna is mounted at the 120 foot level of a 150 foot
tower. The ERP (Effective Radiated Power is approx. 30 watts. The operating frequency is 223.80 (-1.6), PL is 156.7 The callsign on the
repeater is AC6VJ. The owner of the repeater is Gregory Gordon, AC6VJ. The control operator is
Bill Hillendahl. Greg & Bill monitor the repeater regularly and will be glad to
assist the users find their way around the system. A Condor Connection Users Net is conducted each Monday evening at 7:00 PM,
Pacific Time. This is a great time for Greg's users to express their
appreciation for all the efforts to maintain the repeater.
ac6vj@cds1.net Last updated 01/18/07 D. Ehrlich, AD5E