VK2RBT 70cm DMR-analogue FM repeater

 I overheard some hams talking about a repeater covering Cowra area.  That got my attention as I wandered through Cowra a few times in recent trips out west.

I know of existing repeaters  VK2RKG 146.900 at Kelso, linked with VK2RCW 147.200 at Gowan, plus I know of the repeater network for WARC, (Wagga ARC) Repeaters - Wagga Amateur Radio Club (warc.org.au)   and their most northern repeater in their network is VK2RYL 146.875 MHz near Young.

Anyway, I did some searching and discovered there is VK2RBT out at near Wyangala that covers that Cowra area.  I had sort of wondered if there might be someone else put up a 2metre repeater and link it with the WARC network. Maybe one day.

Anyway, looking up repeaters gave me VK2RBT  and the WACRS group.wacrs.org – Wyangala Amateur and Citizens Radio Society. This yielded good info, glad to see some hams out that way getting a repeater network up and running. VK2RBT is currently a 70cm repeater, dual mode, DMR on the VK-DMR network, plus FM analogue  requiring 91.5Hz CTCSS tone on input. The Output is 438.825 MHz and input is 431.825 MHz (-7.0Mhz)

Here is hoping they can get some more repeaters up and running.

Silent Key - David VK2AYD

 David VK2AYD passed away this week,  in his mid 90's,

top CW Contester, sadly missed by all.

Originally from England, lived in US for some time, then Sydney and later retired to Wauchope.

Held management jobs here in Utiliux, Ferguson Transformers and Huber and Suner

23 on 23 Microwave Activity Day - 23rd September, 2023

 good showing today and tonight for 23 on 23,   silly me got my day wrong, thougtht 23rd was Sunday, but it was today.

extract courteousy of VKSPOTTER.COM

VK Microwave groups

 some VK Microwave SHF groups :

VK3-Microwave@groups.io

https://groups.io/g/VK2-Microwave-Users-Group/topics

29MHz / 10 Metre FM activity

 29 MHz / 10 metre FM Simplex channels :

29.200  used by JA

29.300  JA National Call channel

29.400  used by UK

29.450 used by UK

29.500  JA secondary Call Channel and used by UK

29.600  International Call Channel

29 MHz / 10 metre FM repeaters :

Output       Input

29.610       29.510

29.620       29.520

29.630       29.530

29.640       29.540

29.650       29.550

29.660       29.560

29.670        29.570

29.680        29.580

29.690        29.590

VK2RAG 1273.400 repeater back on air 2nd Sept 2023

The  VK2RAG 1273.400 repeater is back on air as of 2nd Sept 2023, after some refurbishment by Don VK2ZCZ, 

the 23cm repeater is now linked to the VK2RAG 53.725 repeater. This is to encourage more activity tieing 23cm users with 6metre users, both the 23cm rptr and 6metre rptr require 91.5Hz CTCSS to activate the repeaters and simultaneous linking.