Date: September 27, 2025
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM
Location: VE7RSA Repeater Site
VE7RSA Maintenance September 27th, 2025
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Category Archives: Technical
Maintenance Report – VE7AHR Repeater – September 2025
Date of Visit: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Location: Adams Hill, at the extreme western end of Shuswap Lake
Repeater: VE7AHR – 147.140 MHz (+600 kHz offset)
Elevation: 1031 m (3382 ft)
Report on the Inspection of Repeater VE7RNH at Granite Peak/Fly Hills
On Saturday, August 30th, the radio club organized a visit and inspection of the VE7RNH repeater equipment located at Fly Hill. The road to the repeater was mostly passable, with the exception of a few spots where fallen trees were present, but safe passage was still possible. Weather conditions were favorable — sunny, dry, and very warm. The roads were dry but uneven in places, requiring careful and slow driving. The expedition was carried out with two vehicles, maintaining constant radio communication throughout the trip.
VE7QMR Service Trip July 26/25
SARC APRS Trailer
VE7RNH Controller Issues
Following the installation of the new lead-carbon batteries on the RNH repeater, by Phil VE7BPH and Peter VE7RZZ on September 30th, the controller began beaconing a ‘Battery Alert’ alarm whenever it transmitted. It wasn’t possible to access the repeater and turn off the alarms using DTMF tones despite attempts by Phil VE7BPH and Robin VE7HMN. It appeared that it would be necessary to reload the repeater’s programming code, so a site visit was arranged for Friday, October 6th.
JYE Tech DYI Oscilloscope Kit DSO138
Following the business meeting of SARC on Thursday, 8 June 2017, past president Robin VE7HMN, a member of the Technical Committee, demonstrated a kit which he had assembled in the past week or so.
Drone Fox Hunt Preparation
Club President and Technical Committee member Robin VE7HMN, at the May 12, 2016 Club Meeting, demonstrates the club 15-element 2.4 Ghz Yagi in conjunction with the wifi dongle and laptop.
At this demonstration, the laptop displays all WiFi sources and their respective signal strengths within an approximate one kilometer radius of the meeting site in the Piccadilly Mall Board Room.
The club has purchased the yagi and dongle–as part of its project to be able to locate the transmitter of a drone.
Hopefully testing will soon be conducted with drones personally owned by club members and then perhaps with the drones now being used by the Sicamous-based Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue group.
Service Monitor at Meeting
The program at the Regular Monthly Meeting on February 12, 2015 in the Piccadilly Mall Board Room offered club members an interesting opportunity to test their rigs and their antennas for SWR, Actual Power output at different power settings and on different frequencies and bands, Sensitivity and so forth.
VE7RNH Repeater on the Move
On January 11, 2015, the components of the VE7RNH repeater after having been checked and tested by Robin VE7HMN at his Mount Ida QTH, were transported to a new location where they will stay until Granite Peak in the Fly Hills becomes weather-accessible in the spring and summer for relocation to the repeater shack at 5500 feet.
