May 14, 2009

15:55

 

Location - Survey Mountain, Leech Watershed at 942.17 meter (3000+ ft.)

 

VE7RWS UHF Voice repeater and VE7RWS-7 VHF packet radio node/digipeater in support of the Emergency Programs in the CRD.



Click here to see the video of the installation trip from the ASTAR helcopter



 

Power and Protection System


Solar Power:

Sharp Solar panel  (130 watt )

Battery:

8 - 75 amp hour sealed batteries (total 600 Ah)

Solar Controller:

Morningstar Tristar TS -45

Load Controller:

Morningstar Tristar TS -60

Lightning protection:

Polyphazer


UHF Voice Repeater

 

Brand:        

Daniels

Model:

MT3

Frequency:

444.925

Offset:

+ 5 MHz

Tone:        

100 Hz  = Encode

CTCSS:        

100 Hz. = Encode and Decode (most ham radios)

Power Output:

21 Watts

Antenna:

Sinclair 310-C4 @ 8.5 dBd

Controller:

CSI TP-3200

Duplexer:

Sinclair Reslok

Isolator:

Telewave

Power Amp:

TPL


VHF Packet Radio        

 

Brand:

Motorola

Model:        

M1225

Frequency:

144.970

Offset:        

Simplex

Tone:

n/a

CTCSS:

n/a

Power Output:        

11 Watts

Antenna:

Sinclair 210 2.0 dBd


Data

 

TNC:

Kantronics

Model:        

KPC3+

Mode:

PBBS, KANode and Digipeater


Example: Digi path to Winlink node  =     VE7RAH-10 SURVEY (note space between Survey and callign)