May 4, 2023 Meeting

Leif Erickson May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

At the in-person club meeting on May 4, Thomas Abbott VE7TOA presented a slideshow about the South African MeerKAT radio telescope system. Thomas was the programme manager for the telescope and showed some fantastic photos of stellar events that were derived from the received radio signals. Check the Contact! newsletter for references and further reading on the subject.

VE7RNV on 147.260+ is located on Mount Fromme, North of the Metropolitan area, is the primary Club repeater and supports all regular Club Nets. No access tone is required. It is an open repeater.

VE7RNV on 147.300+ is located on Mount Fromme as well. It requires a 100.0 Hz Access Tone and is used primarily to support the BCDX Club and North Shore Emergency Management. It is an open repeater.

VE7RNV on 444.950+ is also located on Mount Fromme. It requires no access tone. It is linked to IRLP node 1015. It is a stand-alone, open and wide coverage repeater.

VE7NSR on 443.200+ is located in Downtown North Vancouver. It provides local coverage.

VE7BNV on 146.720- is located on Mount Gardener on Bowen Island. It requires a 100.0 Hz Access Tone. This repeater is sponsored by VE7BGA to support the Bowen Emergency Amateur Radio Service (BEARS).

VE7RNV on 147.260+, VE7BNV on 146.720- and VE7NSR on 443.200+ are permanently linked, providing continuous coverage from Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast to the central Fraser Valley and the Northwest corner of Washington State.