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The PAPA System is a member supported organization with 300 radio amateur members throughout the Southern California region. The members are supporting 14 analog linked repeaters and 10 digital voice/digital data D-Star repeaters providing coverage from the Mexico border North to Santa Barbara and from the Arizona border to the Pacific Ocean.
In late 2006 Robert K6RCK conducted a D-Star presentation at a PAPA breakfast meeting proposing that the PAPA System consider deploying D-Star repeaters for its members. Later on Tim Barrett, K6BIV with K6MDD Mount Diablo D-Star System was invited to talk to the group and provide his recommendations. After Tim’s presentation Robert K6RCK, Ed W6ONT, Cecil WD6FZA and Leo WB6YES all agreed to install the first PAPA System digital voice (DV) repeater in the Los Angeles area. In early 2007, the membership began experimenting with the new D-Star digital technology from Icom.
Saddle Peak Digital 4 (D4)
  
Saddle Peak Antenna Tower and Equipment Cabinet
The Saddle Peak Digital 4 (D4) KJ6BWR Repeater was first installed in June 2007. The site over looks Malibu at 2800 feet elevation and provides coverage for Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West San Fernando Valley, Catalina Island and South Coast locations.
This site provides members with both 70 centimeters and 1.2 GHz digital voice (DV) and digital data (DD) communications, and a DSL telephone link for gateway access was completed prior to the ARRL Southwest Division Convention which was held in Torrance, California during the summer of 2007.
Oat Mountain Digital 1 (D1)
 
Oat Mountain KI6JKA Repeater with Don WB5EKU and Cecil WD6FZA
The Oat Mountain Digital 1 (D1) KI6JKA Repeater was installed in November 2007 at an elevation of 3700 feet and provides coverage throughout the San Fernando, Santa Clarita Valley areas with extended coverage in Los Angeles, Orange, and Oxnard Counties.
Special thanks to Don WB5EKU for converting his analog repeater frequency pair to the new digital D-Star repeater and Robert K6RCK for procuring the D-Star equipment for the Oat Mountain Site! The gateway access is provided by a DSL telephone link to the site.
Palomar Mountain Digital 10 (D10)
Palomar Mountain KI6MGN Repeater & Analog Equipment Cabinet
The Palomar Mountain Digital 10 (D10) KI6MGN Repeater went operational in November 2007 in the San Diego area at an elevation of 5300 feet. The KI6MGN repeater provides both two meters and 70 centimeters coverage from Escondido South along I-15 to the Mexican Border.
The above picture was taken prior to the two meter D-Star repeater installation. The repeater gateway utilizes a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) that accommodates internet access to the system.
Mount Otay Digital 11 (D11)
 
Mount Otay 1.2 GHz Antenna Installation with Craig KM6AW and Ted W6SAT
The Mount Otay Digital 11 (D11) KW6HRO Repeater was installed in March 2008. Located near the California/Mexico border at an elevation of 3500 feet the KW6HRO repeater provides 70 centimeter and 1.2 GHz digital voice and digital data coverage throughout the City of San Diego with extended coverage along the coast to San Clemente.
The Mount Otay D-STAR repeater gateway uses a 5.8 GHz backbone radio link for gateway access. The members engineered a 21 mile radio link with a 6 to 8 Mbps data rate from the mountain top to the data center where Reflector 12 is located. Many challenges were overcome by the design/installation team to establish this radio link.
We specially want to thank John W9EN for his hard work in obtaining the 5.8 GHz radio link system that made the gateway access possible.
Mount Woodson Digital 15 (D15)
 
Mount Woodson KI6KQU Repeater Site with Dave NZ6D & Craig KM6AW
The Mount Woodson Digital 15 (D15) KI6KQU Repeater was installed in October 2008. The Mt. Woodson Site is centrally located in San Diego County at an elevation of 2800 feet and provides 70 centimeter coverage throughout San Diego County area. The repeater gateway utilizes a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) that accommodates internet access to the system.
Special thanks to Doug K6DAF for making a generous contribution towards the procurement of the Mount Woodson D-Star equipment!
Little San Gorgonio Digital 16 (D16)
D-16 is now connected to the internet and no loner a stand alone !
With the team effort and generosity of PAPA members, Digital 16B, Little San Gorgonio, 445.140, KJ6GRS B is on the air!
The dream of having a D-Star repeater on one of the highest mountain peaks in Southern California became a reality when PAPA member, Doug Bornstein, K6JV, decided to convert his Analog repeater to D-Star.
With several months of planning and two weeks of testing, equipment including a new computer, was installed on the mountain top.
The D-Star repeater is on the air providing great coverage for Southern California. The 5.8GHz Internet link was installed and is working to our expectations. This particular site is solar powered with battery backup. One of the challenges was to provide Internet so we connect to the D-Star Gateway.
Reflector 12
Reflector 12 went operational on October 20th 2008 and is located in the San Diego area. The reflector is hosted by Richard KF6MCD at his data center and has a high bandwidth capacity. This is also where the 5.8 GHz backbone link from Mount Otay receives its internet service.
One of the biggest challenges is to obtain new repeater frequency pairs in a highly congested metropolitan region like Southern California. Cecil WD6FZA took on this challenge to maintain their coordinated FM repeater pairs and find new frequency pairs for the D-Star repeaters. With Cecil’s hard work working with the general amateur radio community the new frequency pairs were located and coordinated with the Southern California coordinating bodies and the PAPA D-Star System was achieved.
The PAPA System is currently hosting D-Star Nets, Tuesday and Wednesday nights on Reflector 12, Module B at 8:00 pm local time. - 1st & 3rd Tuesday nights - San Diego Tech Net
- 2nd & 4th Wednesday nights - LA D-Star Net
Nets welcome all D-Star users to join the nets from around the world. Technical topics, guest speakers, radio programming & configurations are discussed along with other topics of interest.
The PAPA System D-Star repeaters are available for its members and all licensed radio amateurs so please feel free to use them if you’re in Southern California.
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Aug 27, 2010 - 12:48 PM - by Todd - W6TLY
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PAPA System San Diego will be hosting a picnic at Double Peak Park in San Marcos on September 12, 2010 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. The park has sweeping 360˚ views, a picnic area and basic facilities.
PAPA System members will be demonstrating D-Star Radio, Digital Data, and the Simplex capabilities of D-Star and HF. Come spend the day with us up on the hill operating D-Star and... [Read More]
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Aug 26, 2010 - 1:27 PM - by Clifton - KJ6CDA
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I am unable to link D4 in two reflectors 1 through 10 tried it on the 2820 and the 80ad . I would appreciate if someone else tried it just to verify it's not on my end, reflectors 10 and up work just fine,one through 10 I received that the reflector is unavailable however on the dongle there is no problem. 
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