update on 23cm repeater systems as of 10th May 2023

update on 23cm repeater systems centered around Sydney as of  10th May 2023

Here are the operational 23cm FM Analogue repeaters I can work:

OUTPUT / INPUT    Callsign    Location

1273.100 / 1293.100 VK2RTZ  Mt. Sugarloaf  - working,  it idents every hour, requires 91.5Hz ctcss

1273.200 / 1293.200 VK2RWC   Chatswood  - working

1273.400 / 1293.400 VK2RAG  Somersby - working, has beep on the tail

1273.500 / 1293.500 VK2RWI Dural  -  working, carries Sunday WIA broadcast.

1296.850  VK2RMP FM Simplex analogue parrot repeater at Maddens Plains - working, it idents every 10 minutes with a CW message

All the above are Vertical polarised.

1294.000 FM Simplex, not heard anyone since July 2022.

23cm FM voice repeater systems centered around Sydney as of 9th April, 2023

 An update on 23cm FM voice repeater systems centered around Sydney as of  9th April, 2023

Here are the operational 23cm FM Analogue repeaters I can work:

1273.100 / 1293.100 VK2RTZ at Mt. Sugarloaf  - working,  it idents every hour, at 6minutes before the hour, requires 91.5Hz ctcss to access

1273.200 / 1293.200 VK2RWC  at Chatswood  - working

1273.400 / 1293.400 VK2RAG at Somersby - working, has beep on the tail

1273.500 / 1293.500 VK2RWI at Dural  -  yes, it is working again.

1296.850  VK2RMP FM Simplex analogue parrot repeater at Maddens Plains - working, it idents regularly every 10 minutes with a long CW message

Activity:  mostly found on Chatswood repeater, with some activity on Dural repeater on Sunday after the WIA NSW broadcast 10am and 7.30pm local time

1294.000 FM Simplex, not heard anyone on here since July 2022.

update on 23cm Repeaters as of 5th December, 2022

 a recap on 23cm repeater systems centered around Sydney as of  5th December, 2022

Here are the operational 23cm FM Analogue repeaters I can work:

OUTPUT / INPUT    CALL          Location

1273.100 / 1293.100 VK2RTZ  Mt. Sugarloaf  - working,  it idents every hour, requires 91.5Hz ctcss

1273.200 / 1293.200 VK2RWC   Chatswood  - working

1273.400 / 1293.400 VK2RAG  Somersby - working, has beep on the tail

1273.500 / 1293.500 VK2RWI Dural  -  yes, it is working again.

1296.850  VK2RMP FM Simplex analogue parrot repeater at Maddens Plains - working, it idents regularly with a CW message

There is also some wide band or frequency  hopping digital signal that comes up occasionally, can be any time of the day, however, it only runs for approximately 30mins, then disappears,  it seems to come from direction of the city,  I won't call it interference, as it maybe a legitimate user of 23cm, as we are secondary users. It just annoying when you scanning. I see this signal down at 1250 MHz and all way up to 1296MHz, sometimes it will keyup Chatswood rptr and also keyup the Maddens Plains parrot rptr. 

1294.000 FM Simplex, not heard anyone since July 2022.

There are other known 23cm Repeaters, i.e VK2RRR Razorback and  others at Blue Mtns, Walcha, Muswellbrook, Lismore and Jervis bay,  all these have been unfortunately been cancelled, scrapped or never completed.

23cm / 1296Mhz Update - October 2022

 a recap on 23cm repeater systems centered around Sydney as of October, 2022

Here are the operational 23cm FM Analogue repeaters I can work:

OUTPUT / INPUT    Callsign    Location

1273.100 / 1293.100 VK2RTZ Mt. Sugarloaf

1273.200 / 1293.200 VK2RWC  Chatswood  

1273.400 / 1293.400 VK2RAG Somersby

1273.500 / 1293.500 VK2RWI Dural  - currently off-air due to antenna problem

1296.850  VK2RMP FM Simplex analogue parrot repeater at Maddens Plains

There are other known 23cm Repeaters, i.e VK2RRR Razorback and  others at Blue Mtns, Walcha, Muswellbrook, Lismore and Jervis bay,  all these have been unfortunately cancelled, scrapped or never completed.