VE7RAH Mount Matheson Repeater - Metchosin, BC
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The A-Team
N 48° 21.528 W 123° 36.594
10U E 454820 N 5356360
Located just below the summit of Mount Matheson off the end of Ambience Place in Metchosin, BC.
Waymark Code: WMJ3NR
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/18/2013
Views: 8
The repeater's antenna is located on top of a concrete building up a short service road at the end of Ambience Place. The equipment is housed in a metal cabinet beside a small out-building about 10 feet away. In addition to being used by amateur operators, the repeater is also used by the Capital Region Emergency Radio Coordinators Committee, a project to ensure radio communication during times of disaster and major emergency.
The site actually has two repeaters:
VHF: VE7RAH - 145.430/144.830 with 100 Hz tone
UHF: VE7RWS - 443.025/448.025 with 100 Hz tone
Repeater Call Sign: VE7RAH & VE7RWS
Output Frequency: 145.00
Input Frequency: 145.00
Input/Output Tone: A tone is required for input, and a tone is encoded on output.
Input Tone: 100 Hz
Output Tone: 100 Hz
Output Power: 10.00
Antenna height (above average terrain): 1,000.00
Club Web Page: [Web Link]
IRLP: no
Echolink: no
D-STAR: no
IRLP Node ID: Not listed
Echolink Node Number: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Not ham operator: Obtain geographical proximity to repeater site and post relevant picture with log. CAUTION: Observe posted KEEP OUT signs to prevent exposure to high levels of RF emissions. Do not climb towers. Do not trespass.
Ham operator: Complete a QSO on the repeater. Requirements: Your call, the other station's call, signal report from other station, your location relative to repeater (GPS coordinates, or bearing/distance), transmit power.