PARC - Local Repeaters and Nets

REPEATER ETIQUETTE

All users of PARC Repeaters are expected to follow the Repeater Etiquette Guide

Peterborough Amateur Radio Club Repeater Nets

VE3PBO, VE3BUY, VE3CKL & VE3APL

Peterborough Amateur Radio Club Nets are held every Sunday evening at 8:00pm.

"Professional Loafers" (PL )Nets are held every weekday morning at 8:30am.

Peterborough Amateur Radio Emergency Service Nets are held every Wednesday evening at 7:00pm.

VE3PBO

VE3PBO 146.625 Mhz (-) PL 162.2 Kenwood Repeater @43 watts with Amplifier

AllStar Node: 28703 Antenna Elevation: 934'

WNYSORC coordinated frequency

VE3PBO is located on the Sherbrooke St Water Tank and is linked to VE3BUY, VE3CKL & VE3APL

Click here for photos from the top of the Water Tower taken during the new antenna installation, June 29th 2009.

Theoretical HT performance of VE3PBO using "Radio Mobile" Software

Analogue Only

VE3BUY

VE3BUY 146.910 Mhz (-) PL 162.2 Icom Repeater @25 watts

AllStar Node: 28702 Antenna Elevation: 1269'

WNYSORC coordinated frequency

VE3BUY's frequency had been changed from 146.895 MHz to the new coordinated frequency of 146.910 MHz, July 15th 2023. The repeater is located on a Global tower near Baltimore, ON and is linked during the day to VE3PBO, VE3CKL & VE3APL

5/8 wavelength mobile coverage.

VE3BUY repeater system was graciously donated to PARC by Randy VE3RWN in 2022.

Analogue Only

VE3TJR

VE3TJR 147.015 Mhz (+) PL 162.2 System Fusion Repeater @20watts

AllStar Node: None Antenna Elevation: 1046'

WNYSORC coordinated frequency

VE3TJR is located on a Nexicom tower on the east shore of Deer Bay (44° 31' 15.6'' N /78° 12' 32.4'' W)

5/8 wavelength mobile coverage.

VE3TJR uses a System Fusion repeater that is is capable of receiving both analogue FM and C4FM digital but set to re-transmit everything analogue.

Auto in/Analogue out only

VE3APL

VE3APL 147.390 Mhz (+) PL 162.2 System Fusion Repeater @20watts

AllStar Node: 28701 Antenna Elevation: 1188'

WNYSORC coordinated frequency

VE3APL location is on a 72' tower belonging to John, VE3KBT near Apsley and is linked during the day to VE3PBO, VE3CKL & VE3BUY. Repeater system and antenna was purchased by PARC from Randy, VE3RWN in 2019.

5/8 wavelength mobile coverage.

VE3APL has been fully repaired from damaged it incurred due to a lightning strike. Antenna has since been replaced with a 2-bay Sinclair dipole and a new connector installed on the cable. A ceramic capacitor in one of the cavaties was replaced and cavities retuned.

VE3APL also uses a System Fusion repeater that is is capable of receiving both analogue FM and C4FM digital but set to re-transmit everything analogue.

Auto in/Analogue out only

VE3CKL

VE3CKL 146.895 Mhz (-) PL 162.2 Motorola Repeater @66 watts

AllStar Node: 28709 Antenna Elevation: 919'

WNYSORC coordinated frequency

VE3CKL location is on a 40' tower belonging to Ross, VE3RQN and Pat, VE3PGN in Lindsay (City of Kawartha Lakes)and is linked during the day to VE3PBO, VE3BUY & VE3APL. Repeater system is owned by Randy, VE3RWN but on loan to PARC. The tower is using a Diamond x-700 that is fed with LMR-600.

Theoretical Mobile performance of VE3CKL

PARC UHF Repeater

VA3PBO 444.575 Mhz(+) PL 162.2 System Fusion Repeater

AllStar Node: 28704 Offline!!!

Wires-X Node 72614

System Fusion is running fully automatic, re-transmiting analog FM signals as analogue FM and re-transmiting incoming Digital C4FM signals as Digital C4FM.

Recommend that analogue users enable tone squelch pl 162.2 so that you will not have to hear the digital output when it is used.

Auto in/Auto out

Saturday Evening 10 Meter Net

28.625 Mhz

This NET starts at 8:00 pm and is open to everyone.