New 10 meter repeater for South Africa

Johan Lehmann, ZR6ANF, reports that a 10 meter FM repeater has gone operational in Pretoria under the banner of the Pretoria Amateur Radio Club.

The repeater's output frequency is 29,690 MHz and the input frequency is 29,590 MHz. The repeater's receiver is currently not equipped with any CTCSS to enable as many amateurs as possible to make use of this repeater during the trial period.

At the end of the trial period, an 88,5 Hz tone will be required to access the repeater. The tone is a requirement of the IARU for all 10 meter repeaters world wide.

The repeater will move to various sites during the trial period to determine the optimal location.

Signal reports will be welcomed and users can send reports to Johan, email zr6anf@qsl.net or packet to zr6anf@zs0dld

Source: The South African Radio League

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