Welcome to the West Central Florida repeater map. You can click on the menu icon on the left hand side of the title bar and select repeaters by type. You can also expand the menu out by clicking on the small down arrow. You can then select an individual repeater from the list and get the details for that repeater. There is more information available other than just seeing the icons on the map.
*Note – since there are multiple repeaters at some locations, using the menu icon will help you expand the list, and then click on the individual repeater to display its information.
Repeaters (new/changes)
Below you will find changes that take place with repeaters in my area in West Central Florida.
Updated 07/02/2026
Analog (FM)
We are expecting a new 220 MHz repeater to go online in Haines City so watch for updates on that.
On Thursday, June 25th, 2026, work was completed on antenna upgrades for both the NI4CE FM analog repeater, as well as the NI4CE NXDN repeater in Lake Placid. Preliminary tests show great performance with minuscule reflected power at the site. A special thank you to Jared Chaput (KK4CYG) and Roy Jackson (KW4G) for their expert assistance.
D-Star
Although the Bartow D-Star Gateway on 444.4875/+ has been on the air now for a few years, the repeater itself has been swapped out to a newer Icom ID-RP4010V repeater. The original is now a backup unit and the Gateway is now running on the newer unit since December of 2023.
DMR
Indian Lake Estates W4VCO repeater – Joining the other Polk City and Welcome DMR repeaters is the 444.6875/+ DMR repeaters. This is linked with the other W4VCO repeaters, as well as supporting popular talkgroups such as Florida Statewide 3112.
Also, as of 09/02/25, the W4VCO repeater system has made talkgroup 3195162, the Polk Schools Radio Society talkgroup, an ALWAYS ON talkgroup. This means that someone coming in from a hotspot will now be heard on RF, coming in on this talkgroup on timeslot 2, without the need for someone locally on RF activating the talkgroup. This is good news for someone who may be traveling, or has moved, and wants to chat with friends back in Polk County.
Fusion/Wires-X
The Lake Wales Radio Amateurs (LWRA) VHF repeater on 147.33/+ is nowYaesu System Fusion capable (as of 06/29/26). Thanks for Dan Haslam, W5DBH, Mike Lunsford, KB4FHP, and David Hulings, KO4FRZ for making this happen. The repeater is now FM and Fusion capable.
NXDN
On Thursday, June 25th, 2026, work was completed on antenna upgrades for both the NI4CE FM analog repeater, as well as the NI4CE NXDN repeater in Lake Placid. Preliminary tests show great performance with minuscule reflected power at the site. A special thank you to Jared Chaput (KK4CYG) and Roy Jackson (KW4G) for their expert assistance.
*** Update *** – The Sanibel NXDN repeater is OFFLINE as of 07MAY25. It is hoped that this repeater will be back online in sometime in the future.
P25
The Lakeland Highlands 146.655/-, dual mode FM/P25 repeater, is now back ONLINE as of February 14, 2025. The repeater supports Narrow FM as well as P25 (NAC 293). It went offline in November 2023 and is back and better than ever.
SARNET
The Lakeland SARNET repeater on 442.275/+ with a tone of 82.5 is operational, however, the connection to the SARNET system from the Lakeland (FX1 site) is poor. Since some time in April, the repeater is receiving signals from SARNET, albeit weak and noisy. Transmissions from the SARNET Lakeland repeater were being heard on SARNET, but reception of SARNET is noisy. This could just be conditions but we have had times when our transmissions were not being heard on SARNET.
Thanks to Polk County Emergency Management, an alternative radio and antenna to access the SARNET system from the Polk County EOC has been provided. While SARNET in Lakeland is down, our current plan until the link is repaired is to use the Tampa SARNET repeater on 442.850/+ with a tone of 146.2.
The Sarasota SARNET repeater on 444.800/+ with a tone of 100.0 is no longer operational. FDOT is rebuilding the Fruitville Rd. interchange, and the current tower will be removed. This could easily be a year or more. There is no guarantee that there will be space to relocate a new tower. They are looking for someone who has an existing high repeater site that may be able to get it on the network, but there are no guarantees.