Good Operators Welcome. Our Repeaters Protected.
Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. welcomes visiting amateur radio operators, newly licensed hams, and experienced operators who share our enthusiasm for active repeaters, technical excellence, and a stronger amateur radio community.
Our network uses managed access because maintaining reliable radio infrastructure requires responsible stewardship. We believe good operating standards and a welcoming community belong together.
Managed Access. Open Doors.
A closed repeater system does not mean a closed community.
The repeaters affiliated with Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. are maintained through the investment, technical expertise, time, and personal commitment of their respective owners, trustees, and supporting operators.
Our infrastructure supports local communication, linked networks, technical experimentation, education, and public-service readiness. Keeping these systems reliable requires more than simply putting equipment on a mountaintop.
We maintain access controls to protect the systems, the people responsible for them, and everyone who uses them responsibly. Access is granted under the authority of the responsible repeater trustee or authorized control operator, consistent with organizational policy.
If you’re a responsible amateur radio operator interested in joining the conversation, we’d like to hear from you. You do not need to be a repeater builder, own expensive equipment, or already know someone in our organization to introduce yourself.
A quick word about access: Our affiliated repeaters operate under a controlled-access policy. Current members must have authorized access, and guests must obtain express written permission from leadership, the applicable trustee, or an authorized control operator before transmitting. A frequency appearing in a public directory is not itself authorization to transmit.
There’s a Place to Start.
Whether you’re visiting Southern Nevada, making your first amateur radio contact, or looking for an active Las Vegas ham radio club, we want to help you take the next step.
Visiting Las Vegas?
Here for CES, NAB Show, IWCE, another convention, business, vacation, or a weekend on the Strip? We enjoy meeting traveling amateur radio operators.
Contact us with your call sign and travel dates so we can help you identify appropriate repeaters, confirm operating requirements, and connect with local operators.
New to Amateur Radio?
Just earned your Technician license? Still figuring out offsets, PL tones, digital modes, or how to make your first repeater contact?
We support learning through mentoring, practical operating experience, and opportunities to meet knowledgeable operators. New licensees are welcome to introduce themselves and ask questions.
Looking for Your Ham Radio Home?
If you live in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, or elsewhere in Southern Nevada, consider becoming part of the organization supporting this infrastructure.
Membership helps sustain our educational activities, operating events, technical development, administration, and organizational mission.
How to Request Repeater Access
We want the process to be straightforward. A simple introduction helps us welcome legitimate operators while protecting the technical integrity of the network.
Introduce Yourself
Email us with your name, amateur radio call sign, where you’re operating from, and whether you’re visiting or local. Travelers should include approximate travel dates.
Confirm Your Access
We’ll help identify appropriate systems and coordinate the required operating permission with leadership, the responsible trustee, or an authorized control operator.
Get on the Air
Once written permission has been confirmed, program your radio, listen for activity, identify properly, and enjoy the conversation.
Guest permission may be limited to specific repeaters, operating modes, dates, or other conditions. Authorization to use one repeater does not automatically extend to every repeater, hub, digital platform, or linked network associated with Sin City Repeater Group, Inc.
More Than a Collection of Repeaters.
Repeater systems do not build, maintain, finance, or troubleshoot themselves. Behind the towers, antennas, radios, controllers, and network connections are people who invest their time and expertise because they believe amateur radio matters.
Our community values hands-on learning, responsible experimentation, technical competence, and the friendships that develop when operators actually spend time together.
We welcome operators who want to learn from others, share their own knowledge, contribute when they can, and help strengthen the amateur radio community throughout Southern Nevada.
Good Radio Starts With Good Operators.
Our expectations are straightforward. We ask everyone using affiliated systems to comply with FCC Part 97, respect other operators, and follow applicable trustee and control operator instructions.
What We Encourage
- Friendly, respectful conversations and reasonable technical discussion.
- Proper identification using your authorized amateur radio call sign.
- Listening before transmitting and leaving pauses for other operators.
- Welcoming visiting operators and helping new licensees learn.
- Respecting courtesy tones, time-out timers, and linked-system operating characteristics.
- Yielding immediately for emergency and public-service communications.
- Following reasonable instructions from trustees, control operators, and authorized leadership.
What We Do Not Permit
- Intentional interference, jamming, disruptive quick-keying, or repeated unnecessary repeater activation.
- Harassment, intimidation, threats, discriminatory abuse, or sustained personal attacks.
- Obscene, profane, or sexually explicit transmissions.
- False distress traffic, deceptive identification, or other unlawful transmissions.
- Unauthorized linking, misuse of restricted access information, or circumvention of technical safeguards.
- Operation while intoxicated, impaired, or otherwise unfit to operate responsibly.
- Conduct that threatens system reliability, safety, or lawful repeater operation.
Keep the Conversation Enjoyable.
Amateur radio is a place for conversation, technical discussion, and the exchange of ideas. We do not expect everyone to share the same interests, experiences, opinions, or backgrounds.
We encourage operators to exercise good judgment, particularly when discussing potentially divisive subjects such as religion or politics. Keep discussions respectful, avoid personal attacks, and be willing to change the subject when another participant reasonably requests it.
These expectations exist to keep our systems useful, professional, and enjoyable, not to discourage ordinary conversation or healthy technical debate.
For additional information, review our Repeater Etiquette and Communications Policy .
Don’t Just Use Amateur Radio.
Help Keep It Growing.
Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing amateur radio education, technical experimentation, operating activities, and public-service communications throughout Southern Nevada.
Reliable infrastructure requires financial support, technical work, organizational effort, and people willing to invest in the future of the hobby. Membership is one way to contribute to that mission.
We are actively welcoming inquiries from local amateur radio operators who want to become part of a growing, engaged, and technically capable organization.
Membership is selective and governed by our bylaws. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and must be sponsored and seconded by current members before approval.
If you’re new to the area or don’t yet know our members, contact us and get acquainted. We would rather help a genuinely interested operator find a way to participate than leave someone wondering how to get started.
Membership applications are subject to approval. Payment of dues supports the nonprofit mission and does not purchase repeater access, voting rights, or operational privileges. Discount eligibility is governed by the Membership Dues and Fees Policy.
Live Somewhere Else? Stay Connected.
Amateur radio doesn’t stop at county lines. Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. welcomes relationships with operators throughout the United States and around the world.
Individuals whose primary residence is outside Clark County, Nevada may qualify for complimentary Non-Resident Associate Membership under our bylaws. This provides a way for travelers, snowbirds, former residents, and friends of the organization to remain involved in our community.
Non-Resident Associate Membership is non-voting and does not automatically authorize repeater access. All applications remain subject to organizational approval and applicable operating policies.
Why We Maintain Access Controls
Amateur radio repeaters are technical infrastructure requiring continuous attention to lawful operation, equipment protection, interference management, maintenance, and operational safety.
Under 47 CFR §97.205(e), FCC regulations expressly permit repeater operation to be limited to particular user stations. Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. follows this regulatory framework, its Constitution and Bylaws, and its adopted operating policies.
The responsible repeater trustee and designated control operator retain the authority provided under FCC regulations. Access may be authorized, limited, conditioned, suspended, or revoked when necessary to protect lawful operation, technical reliability, safety, and the organization’s mission.
Membership and repeater access are separate matters. Neither membership, dues, donations, nor previous operation guarantees continued access to an individual repeater or linked system. Guest authorization is likewise conditional and revocable.
Access restrictions are intended to support technical integrity, regulatory compliance, safety, and responsible stewardship. They are administered subject to applicable law and the organization’s nondiscrimination requirements.
Our goal is to maintain systems that responsible operators can respect and enjoy, while ensuring that those responsible for their operation can fulfill their obligations.
Governing authority includes Article II, Section 10, Article VIII, Article X, and Article XIII of the Constitution and Bylaws of Sin City Repeater Group, Inc.; the Repeater Usage and Communications Policy; and applicable FCC Part 97 regulations, including §97.205 and §97.119.
View Policies, Procedures, and Governing Documents | FCC Repeater Rule §97.205
Las Vegas Repeater Access FAQ
Can visiting ham radio operators use Sin City Repeater Group repeaters?
Visiting licensed operators are welcome to contact us about guest operation. Individual systems have different requirements. Express written permission is required before transmitting on controlled-access repeaters. Contact us with your call sign and travel dates.
Do I have to be a member to request repeater access?
No. Guest operating permission may be granted without membership, subject to the responsible trustee, authorized control operator, and applicable system rules. Membership itself does not guarantee repeater access.
I just received my Technician license. Can I participate?
Absolutely. Newly licensed amateur radio operators are welcome to introduce themselves, seek mentoring, and learn more about our systems. We can help you understand local operating practices and the authorization needed to use particular repeaters.
Can I listen to the repeaters before requesting access?
Yes. Receiving and monitoring amateur radio activity is an excellent way to learn operating procedures and become familiar with local conversations. Transmitting on controlled-access systems requires appropriate authorization.
Can I transmit briefly to test my radio or discover a PL tone?
Not without authorization. Unnecessary quick-keying, repeated kerchunking, tone-hunting transmissions, and attempts to circumvent access controls are not permitted. Contact us for programming assistance instead.
Are AllStarLink, EchoLink, QSO One, and other linked systems covered by this policy?
Yes, when the applicable connection or system is affiliated with or controlled by Sin City Repeater Group, Inc. Digital and network access may be subject to additional system-specific requirements. Permission for one repeater or service does not necessarily include access to others.
Does paying membership dues guarantee access to the network?
No. Membership dues support the organization’s nonprofit mission. Access to repeater systems is separately governed by FCC regulations, applicable trustee authority, bylaws, and organizational policies.
Can I join even if I don’t know anyone in the organization?
You are welcome to contact us and get acquainted. Formal membership requires sponsorship, a seconding member, and approval under the bylaws, but you can begin by introducing yourself, participating in appropriate public activities, and meeting other operators.
Is membership free if I live outside Southern Nevada?
Individuals whose primary residence is outside Clark County, Nevada may qualify for complimentary Non-Resident Associate Membership. Approval is required. This membership class does not confer automatic repeater access or voting privileges.
Are the repeaters guaranteed to be available for emergency use?
No. Amateur radio repeater systems are provided on a best-efforts basis, without a guarantee of coverage, continuous service, or emergency availability. Emergency and public-service communications receive priority when the systems are available. Operators should maintain appropriate independent emergency communications plans.
Good People. Good Radio.
Stronger Connections.
Visiting Las Vegas? Newly licensed? Interested in technical projects, operating activities, or becoming a supporting member of an active Southern Nevada amateur radio organization?
Introduce yourself. We’d enjoy hearing from you.