Radio Communications
A book about how to communicate with your fellow burners while on Playa

Directory / Channels List
BRARA Repeaters 

 List of repeaters by the Black Rock Amateur Radio Association: 

 https://cq-blackrock.org/freqs.php 

 Safe frequencies 

 To stay out of trouble, you better stay on the two first Simplex bands shown on this page: 

 https://www.arrl.org/band-plan 

 And here they are, copied for your convenience: 

 

 

 

 426.00 

 ATV repeater or simplex with 421.25 MHz video carrier control links and experimental 

 

 

 426.00-432.00 

 ATV simplex with 427.250-MHz video carrier frequency 

 

 

 

 Black Rock Emergency Services Department 

 This PDF file explains how to contact ESD using your radio equipment: 

 https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/BRC-Participant-Emergency-Reporting-2022.08.09.pdf 

 Basically: Program your radio to 451.9000 MHz with a PL tone of 91.5 and 12.5 kHz spacing to reach the Black Rock City 911 Dispatch. 

 This is limited to 4-watt power output (typical limit of most handheld radios). Below is a generic programming guide and of course, our wonderful Burning Man community is full of people with a desire to help. 

  

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