Mt Duncan 2m Repeater installed article AR Magazine
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Mt Duncan 2m Repeater installed article AR Magazine from AR Magazine 1986 Oct page 56 - DEVIL NEWS from the North-West The VK7RAD now VK7RMD repeater will shortly be installed on top of Mount Duncan. A working party has already made the arduous climb to install the housing for it on August 10. The party consisted of VK7s ZAP Andrew Perkins now KAP ZHA now XR Andrew Hay, AX Tony Bedelph, WR William Reid, WN Noel Walker SK, OM Robert Harper SK, ZBT Greg Stammers, and WJ Jack Wright SK, with Andrew Perkins VK7ZAP became VK7KAP in charge. They assembled at the Penguin High School at around 9.45 am and proceeded to the walking track in four-wheel drives and a utility. A variety of materials were then transported to the peak via the backs or hands of the party. Ross VK7WP and Noel Davies VK7EG carried the large and bulky steel housing for most of the trek. Approximately two and a half hours were spent working on and inspecting the equipment already at the site. The hardy adventurers had an eventful trip back down the mountain due to two trekkers taking a wrong path halfway down and proceeding for some distance before realising their error. At the base another two headed in the wrong direction in a four-wheel drive but were able to find their way eventually. Max VK7KY SK was our news contributor and gatherer and he called the columns “Devil News from the NW”. from AR Magazine 1986 Nov page 56 - DEVIL NEWS from the North-West The repeater, VK7RAD/VK7RMD, on 146.625 MHz is now on site and operational. The repeater is run by solar power and is being turned off at night because the cold weather turns it on and leaves it running all night. Andrew Perkins VK7ZAP became VK7KAP turns the repeater on prior to going to work in the morning and off again at night. This on/off routine will continue until he has time to go to the site to make some adjustments to the unit. These adjustments have to be made when the temperature is minus four degrees, so it is going to be an unpleasant task. If the repeater is abused to the extent that it is unable to be used or normal use, it will be turned off completely until the adjustments are made A special thanks is extended to all the amateurs who have participated in the repeater project. Possibly contributed by not attributed to Max VK7KY SK was our news contributor and gatherer and he called the columns “Devil News from the NW”.