Atlantic Canada's First Solar Powered Repeater
Owners - Operators - Maintainers
Neil Hughes (VE1YZ) - Lorne (VE1BXK) - Brad (VE1ZX) - Rick (VE9RWS)
VE1PAR (Repeater Site)
Repeater Specs:
- Located 5 miles Northwest of Parrsboro on Kirkhill.
- The antenna is 1000' above sea level and overlooks the Minas Basin and the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia.
- Completely solar powered. There are no power lines for miles.
- Operates on a frequency of 145.470 (-) MHz with a power output of 50 watts.
- The repeater is also connected to the MARCAN linking system via Access codes are 158* on, and 159* off.
Notes: The footprint of this repeater is extremely large. The coverage area includes the Nova Scotia Minas Basin, Highway 101 from Lower Sackville, NS in the east, to Middleton, NS in the west. It also extends north from the Cobequid Pass on the Trans Canada Highway 104 through to Moncton NB, and south through Albert County NB, including Fundy National Park.
Neil reports that the new antenna installation exceeds their expectations, and the repeater works very well indeed, making this is an ideal repeater to use when travelling from Halifax to the Moncton area.