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Standalone Programming PDFs

Your local frequencies, researched and ready to program.

Don't need a full manpack? Get a researched frequency reference for the areas you choose, or a personal 50-mile plan for reaching home. Digital PDFs, delivered by email, with no shipping.

Requested-Area Programming PDFGet Home Communications Plan (50-Mile)Bundles

Option 1

Standalone Requested-Area Programming PDF

  • $35.00 for up to 2 areas
  • $50.00 for up to 4 areas

Want a clean, organized frequency reference for your area without buying a full manpack? Tell us the areas you care about and we'll research and build a structured PDF: channels, repeaters, channel names, tones where known, and notes on how each channel is used.

Choose up to 2 areas or up to 4 areas. Each area must be a specific city, county, address or clearly defined local area (we can't take statewide requests). After ordering, list each area with its ZIP code in the order notes, or message us.

Digital PDF only, delivered by email within one business week. Nothing is shipped.

What we need from you

  • Specific cities, counties, addresses or clearly defined local areas (no statewide requests)
  • The ZIP code for each area
  • Optional: your call sign and license class

Add these in the order notes at checkout, or message us after ordering.

Order this PDF PDF by email within 1 business week · no shipping

What's included

Your PDF may contain:

  • Local amateur radio repeaters
  • Common simplex calling frequencies
  • GMRS frequencies and repeaters where they apply
  • NOAA weather channels
  • APRS and data reference channels where useful
  • Receive-only public-safety, aviation, marine or railroad channels where appropriate
  • Frequency, offset, tone, mode, bandwidth and channel-use notes where available
  • A layout made for programming by hand or quick reference

Ideal for

  • Ham operators who want a local programming guide
  • GMRS users who want repeater details for a specific area
  • Preparedness-minded people building their own setup
  • Owners of an existing radio who want help organizing frequencies
  • Travelers, campers, hunters and anyone communicating around a specific place

Option 2

Get Home Communications Plan (50-Mile)

  • $49.00

A personalized VHF/UHF analog communications plan centered on your home. It covers a 50-mile planning area and answers one question: which repeaters should I try first when I'm trying to reach home from somewhere else?

Repeaters are organized by direction, distance, coverage and role, so you know where to start and when to switch. The person traveling and the person monitoring at home work from the same plan.

After ordering, send us your home address or location (the center of your 50-mile area). Digital PDF only, delivered by email. Nothing is shipped.

What we need from you

  • Your home address or location: the center of your 50-mile plan
  • ZIP codes for any extra areas, if you're also ordering area PDFs
  • Optional: your call sign and license class

Add these in the order notes at checkout, or message us after ordering.

Order this PDF PDF delivered by email · no shipping

What's included

Your PDF may contain:

  • A personalized 50-mile home area of operations (AO)
  • A reference map of your home AO, nearby areas, travel corridors and repeater locations
  • 10, 25 and 50-mile planning rings
  • Direction-based sectors (north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest)
  • Quick-reference TRY 1, TRY 2, TRY 3 and backup tables
  • Prioritized Home Primary, Sector Primary, Regional Bridge, Backup and Local Relay repeaters
  • A Home Watch scan group for whoever is monitoring at home
  • Guidance on when to switch repeaters as you get closer to home
  • Simplex fallback frequencies
  • Frequency, offset, tone, call sign, location and channel-role details
  • Short, radio-friendly channel names where practical
  • Suggested calling and relay procedures
  • How to pass a short message through another amateur operator
  • Home-station monitoring and optional contact-window procedures
  • VHF/UHF range and antenna guidance
  • Troubleshooting steps when a repeater can't be reached
  • Tips for testing and keeping the plan up to date
  • A complete analog programming reference table
  • Sources and revision details for the repeater data

Ideal for

  • Ham operators who want a structured get-home strategy
  • Families building a communications plan
  • Commuters and anyone who often travels away from home
  • Households where the traveler and the home station should work from the same plan
  • People who need priorities, not just a list of repeaters
  • Anyone building a VHF/UHF analog setup for emergencies or contingencies

Bundles

Get both and save.

The requested-area PDF plus your 50-mile Get Home Plan, delivered together by email.

How ordering works

Simple, and no card needed.

  1. Step 1

    Choose your PDF

    Pick the areas or plan you need and add it to your cart.

  2. Step 2

    Check out

    Confirm the PDF terms below and list your areas or home location in the order notes.

  3. Step 3

    Get your invoice

    It arrives by email. Message us with your invoice number and we'll send the payment details.

  4. Step 4

    Receive your PDF

    Once paid, we research and build your PDF and email it to you.

Before you order

What you'll confirm at checkout

  1. 1This is a digital frequency reference only. No radio, accessories or programming service is included.
  2. 2What's in the PDF depends on the areas I give you, and I'll name specific local areas (not a whole state).
  3. 3Frequencies, access, tones, offsets and availability can change and aren't guaranteed.
  4. 4A frequency being listed doesn't mean I'm allowed to transmit on it.
  5. 5I'm responsible for following FCC rules, licensing requirements, local laws and service restrictions.
  6. 6An amateur (ham) license doesn't allow transmitting on GMRS, FRS, MURS, public-safety, aviation, marine, military or business frequencies.
  7. 7The PDF may be non-refundable once research, programming work or delivery has started.
  8. 8The PDF doesn't guarantee emergency communication, repeater access, range or a successful contact.

Safety & legal warnings

Operate lawfully
These PDFs are for properly licensed or authorized operators, who are responsible for knowing and following the rules and frequency restrictions that apply to them.
No unauthorized transmitting
Don't transmit on regulated services such as public safety, aviation, marine or GMRS without the right license and authorization.
Some channels are receive-only
Being able to hear a channel doesn't make it legal to transmit on it. Monitoring-only channels are marked as such.
A hobby guide, not professional equipment
The PDFs are amateur and hobby communication guides. They don't replace public-safety, military or professionally maintained emergency systems.

Official references

Also see our radio use policy and returns policy.