In the mid-September timeframe, the repeater VE6HRA at Aldersyde will acquire a new frequency.
It will change from 147.000+ 100Hz to 145.190- with 110.9Hz tone.
You may recognize this frequency, as it was formerly used at VE6HRC.
The Aldersyde repeater callsign VE6HRA remains the same, as it is associated with the repeater location, and not the frequency. The A means Aldersyde.
So you may wonder about the 147.000 frequency pair and the Millarville repeater…
The obvious assumption would be that 147.000 gets moved to VE6HRC, and that is correct.
Why are we doing this?
To accommodate the addition of an APRS digipeater at VE6HRC, the frequency separation between 144.390 for APRS and the input to VE6HRC is simply too close for us to be able to multi-couple into our antenna. So the frequency swap becomes necessary.
What does this mean?
Quite simply, you’ll want to reprogram your radio memory channels to reflect these changes.
Get out your manuals and programming software, and change away.
It’s always good practice to do this once in a while. Sometimes it takes someone to give you a reason to do so. So here is that reason…
When is this change taking place?
VE6HRA at Aldersyde will be changed first, some time in September. The exact date will be posted on FARS.ca in advance of the change.
The replacement repeater VE6HRC in Millarville in the lab now, and will be installed some time in late September or into mid-October, but a date has not been set at this time.