New P25 repeater in Geelong

[VK3BA]

G'day all,

The Geelong Amateur Radio Club has recently established a new P25/FM dual-mode repeater at VK3RGC on 439.575MHz and as of today, the VK3RGL 70cm rptr has a new freq of 439.500MHz

Cheers,

[VK3RX]

Well done, Nik & the GARC.

Pity I can't hit it from up here

[VK3MEG]

great stuff guys I checked them out last night is there irlp on either of them.
btw first time I have hit 70cm from rgc not much signal but good audio. but better than nothing.
cheers

[VK3BA]

More detail for you...

VK3RGL Mt Anakie (site is approx 30km north of Geelong and approx 400mASL)
No change: 147.000MHz (-ve offset) FM with 91.5Hz CTCSS encode & decode
New Freq: 439.500MHz (-ve offset) FM with 91.5Hz CTCSS encode & decode

VK3RGC Montpellier/Highton (site is approx 4km WSW of Geelong CBD and approx 130mASL)
No change: 147.125MHz (+ve offset) FM with 91.5Hz CTCSS encode & decode - also linked to IRLP node 6572
New Rptr & Freq: 439.575MHz (-ve offset) Dual mode repeater - P25 with NAC of 293 and FM with 91.5Hz CTCSS encode & decode

VK3ROW Otways/Beech Forrest (site is approx 86km SW of Geelong CBD and approx 550mASL)
No change: 147.275MHz (+ve offset) FM with 91.5Hz CTCSS encode & decode

Cheers,

[VK2LK]

What type of repeater is it?

[VK3BA]

What type of repeater is it?

She's a Quantar. Everything else in the fleet (three sites) is an MTR2000 with the exception of VK3RGL70. More info & coverage maps are on the GARC website http://vk3atl.org/repeaters.html

Cheers,