| Our Repeaters. |
| The
Branch Owns
and Operates Two Repeaters in the Wanganui Region.
(A "repeater" to put it simply, is a receiver on one frequency connected to a transmitter on another frequency, usually high up somewhere on a hill/mountain/tall building and/or mast, to extend the range of its' users) |
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"Wanganui 690" VHF
Repeater.
This repeater is located near the Maewa Bench Mark (Trig AK5Q, Maidenhead square RF70ph), about 35km (21 miles) north of Wanganui or about half way up the "Parapara Highway" (SH3) at about 657 metres (2155') AMSL. It transmits on 146.90 MHz (Hence the name "690", from the last three digits.) The Tait made repeater unit has an output of around 20 watts feed into two stacked vertical folded dipoles antennas. It covers most of the southern half of the North Island (inc. Taupo!) and some of the top of the South Island. The repeater trustees are Mike Newman ZL1BNB & Rob Shepherd ZL2AN |
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This
is the "690" Tait repeater unit. (Click on image for the larger view) |
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This
is "690's" duplexer filters. (Click on image for the larger view) |
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"Wanganui 9875" National System Repeater. Click HERE
to "tune-in" to the NZ
National System The repeater trustees are Phil ZL2NJ & Mike ZL1BNB
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(Last update 28/February/2009)
