1983 Mt Duncan ATV installed article

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From AR Magazine June 1984 pages 44 and 45 -
NEW TV REPEATER
Arthur Trevaskis VK7SE writes all the way from
Penguin. Tasmania, to mention that their
repeater VK7RTV (444.25 in, 426.25 out) has
been running since October 1983. Solar cell
powered, it is sited on Mount Duncan on the
northwest coast, and some 45 minutes’ walk
from the nearest spot reachable by car. Every
component of the repeater had to be carried
by humans up a steep and rough bush track —
but it was well worth it!
from CQ-TV No 125

Max VK7KY SK was our news contributor and gatherer and he called the columns “Devil News from the NW”. 
AR magazine 1985 Aug Page 54 -
DEVIL NEWS FROM THE NW BRANCH
The lease for the ATV repeater site has been
renewed so it looks like the repeater will be on top
of the mountain for a few more years.
Two metre repeaters 2 Mt Wellington, 3 Lonah and 8 Mt Barrow will be set for remote
linking by the end of the year.
Max VK7KY SK was our news contributor and gatherer and he called the columns “Devil News from the NW”.



Noel Walker VK7WN SK

Noel's main interest in amateur radio
was in the field of amateur television and
he was very involved with the installation
and maintenance of Tasmania's first
amateur television repeater (Callsign
at that time VK7RTV later changed to
VK7RMD) on Mt. Duncan in the early
to mid 1970's.
This repeater was one of the first
solar powered repeaters to be installed
in VK7 and as such brought with it
many challenges, not the least being the
carting by hand of VERY heavy lead acid
batteries to the summit of the mountain.
Noel was very active in this area and
provided assistance where required.
Many hours were spent designing, and
trialling various antennae for use on the
ATV repeater.