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VK6RAV - AVON VALLEY REPEATER - 147.275MHz

Operational details of local repeater VK6RAV.

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CALL:

VK6RAV

SERVICE AREA:

AVON VALLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

SITE: 

HODDYS WELL

Latitude :

-31.63559928

Longitude :

116.49225623

INPUT FREQ / MHz:

147.875

OUT PUT FREQ / MHz:

147.275

HASL / MTR.:

430.60

POWER / WATTS:

20W

CTCSS ACCESS / Hz:

OPEN

TIME OUT:

3

SPONSOR:

West Australian Repeater Group (WARG)

WEB SITE:

http://www.warg.org.au

EMAIL:

LINKED REPEATERS:  

AllStar node: 45472

NOTES:  

APRS: 145.175 MHz

KiwiSDR (Remote HF receiver): http://sdr.hamradio.org.au:8073/

 

The above radiation foot-print was produced using Radio Mobile Online

See comparative information of former site at Crowns Nest Hill

 

Site and equipment information.

Photo 1  Equipment rack as at 14 November 2024

 

2014 Project to replace deteriorated tower guy wire and install new 2m band co-linier antenna:  vk6rav_maintenance_2014.htm

May 2024 project to upgrade the DC distribution board: dc_distribution_vk6rav20240514.html

March 2025 project included a DC line filter to attenuate regulator noise: VK6RAV DC Line Filter

 

 

Video of the VK6RAV general site and tower.

  

 

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Page last revised 09 December, 2025

 
 

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   Notice Board

VK6YSF JS8Call and Olivia 8/250 operations.

Current activity is generally focused - though not restricted to - JS8Call operations on the 20m, 30m, and 40m bands.

Currently there is a particular emphasis on JS8Call on the 10 and 12 m band between 00:00 and 12:00 Z, often extending beyond this period.

Olivia 8/250 is used occasionally on the 20m band.

Proposed band and mode activity is often communicated on HamSpots: https://hamspots.net/js8/ or my profile on 

X: https://x.com/vk6ysf97230 .  

Feel free to contact me to discuss or arrange a schedule for a contact.

Post date: 7 December 2025

 

Western Australian SSTV net 

Popular Western Australian SSTV net for both digital and anolog SSTV.

Generally found at 7214.0kHz LSB every afternoon from 08:00 UTC (4:00pm WST)

For more details: https://www.wasstv.net/wasstv.net/index.html

Post date: 8 December 2025

 

VK6MJM LF (136kHz) and MF (474kHz) Beacon

VK6MJM is a  LF/MF station located in Manjimup, Western Australia.

Common Mode: FST4W 300 (Similar to WSPR)  

Note: other modes and sub-modes may be used.

Station details were presented by Peter Hall (VK6HP) at PerthTech 2024.Presentation PDF: Peter Hall VK6HP at PerthTech

QRZ Page: VK6MJM on QRZ.com

Post date: 10 March 2025

 

 

 
 

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