ZL2HV

Repeaters and Beacons

700

VHF Repeater "700" is a Tait repeater consisting of the following hardware and controlled features:

  • Receiver T355 on 146.400MHz with an 85MHz CTCSS tone.

  • Transmitter T356 on 147.000MHz, 25 Watts.

  • Duplexer Wacom WP-639.

  • 2 stacked dipoles.

  • Coax cable LMR-400.

  • WVHFG 1802-design microprocessor controlled functions.

  • Synthesised voice announcer.

  • Mains powered with battery backup.

  • Auto power reduces to 5 watts when mains fail.

Alarms:

  • "Pippippip" every 15 seconds means that the repeater has a serious fault and that the transmitter has automatically switched to low power.

  • "Minus power on" on the tail means that the main power has failed and the repeater is running on battery power. The transmitter has also been switched to low power.

  • "Beep" on the tail means that the repeater has had a mains power on reset.

8425 (Currently off air due to antenna repairs)

UHF Repeater "8425" is a Tait T-196 repeater consisting of the following hardware and controlled features:

  • Receiver T-196 on 433.425MHz.

  • Transmitter T-196 on 438.425MHz, 1 Watt.

  • MRF660 6.5 Watt power amplifier.

  • Duplexer Deltec MD-460 1.5dB insertion loss.

  • Antenna Diamond X-50 6dBD Omni.

  • Coax RG-213/LMR-400.

  • Microprocessor controlled via DTMF "Touch Tone".

  • Mains powered with battery backup.

  • Trustee controlled mute, battery exerciser and shutdown.

  • Public tail extender and signal strength indicator.

DTMF Tones for public use:

  • *12# = Extended tail for tuning purposes.

  • *1234# = Tone output indicates signal strength.

Low frequency tone is strong signal at repeater.

High frequency tone is a weak signal at repeater.

Alarm:

Two Tone alarm for mains fail and has a power fail lock out if no battery is fitted.