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There are considerable changes at the site due to the relocation of the repeater to a different position on Mt. William. The original mast is to be removed.


Mt.William  houses one voice repeaters and one APRS digipeater...
The site is now solar powered.

Voice repeater equipment
  • VK6RMW 2M FM880 146.300 MHz receive 146.900 MHz transmit
  • 6 cavity 2M duplexer for VK6RMW 2M
APRS equipment
  • APRS digipeater FM880 144.175 MHz
  • Single bandpass cavity filter 144.175 MHz
Antennas
  • Side mount 2M commercial folded dipole near top of tower (voice repeater)
  • 2M Dipole 40' up tower (was digipeater)
  • 5 element vertical beam mounted on cabinet pole pointing at Bunbury
  • 2M vertical omni mounted on cabinet pole
Power Supplies
  • Solar power at the moment
  • Mains 12V 20 Amp regulated battery float charger
  • 200 AH batteries

Inside VK6RMW cabinet

Inside the VK6RMW Mt.William repeater cabinet