Local Repeaters

​The club owns three of the local repeaters listed below:

• ​VE9TCR(VHF), VE9TCF(VHF) and VE9SHM (UHF)
• Digital Repeater VE9DMR 146.925 - 0.6 MHz  DMR-MARC Worldwide Network
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Location	Call sign	Repeater TX	Repeater RX	Note
Moncton	VE1MTN	147.090 mhz	147.690 mhz	IRG
Moncton	VE9TCR	147.345 mhz	147.945 mhz	TCARC (IRLP node 2805) HL to VE9TCF
Moncton	VE9SHM	449.325 mhz	444.325 mhz	TCARC
Fundy park	VE9TCF	145.170 mhz	144.570 mhz	TCARC HL to VE9TCR
Moncton	VE9UDM	442.250 mhz	447.250 mhz	Privately owned
Sackville	VE9SKV	145.230 mhz	144.630 mhz	IRG
Amherst	VE1WRC	147.285 mhz	147.885 mhz	WCARC
Sussex	VE9SMT	146.610 mhz	146.010 mhz	IRG
Shediac	VE9SBR	147.225 mhz	147.825 mhz	Shediac ARC
Moncton	VE9RPT	146.880 mhz	146.280 mhz	Main Moncton ARES repeater

The local weather forecasts and conditions are now available  on the VE9TCR repeater on 147.345. 
They can be accessed using the following  DTMF codes:

• 400 - Hourly observation
• ​401 - Forecast
• 402 - Outlook
• 403 - Fundy Marine forecast
• 404 - Northumberland Strait Marine forecast
• 55 - Time of day

Mobile repeater trailer VE9MER 145.410 .  (Note: Only operational when activated)

​Recommended Repeater Operating Procedures

• Use simplex wherever possible freeing the repeater for necessary uses. 
• Monitor the repeater (listen) or determine if the repeater is in use, and if there are any peculiarities in its operation. After listening for a few seconds,  identify, un key and listen to see if it was quiet for a reason, and to allow  someone to let you know if there is a reason not to continue (low audio, low  signal strength, etc). Then, if all OK, proceed.
• Don’t break into a contact unless you have something to add. Interrupting is no more 
  polite on the air than it is in person. Interruption without identification constitutes malicious (and illegal) interference.
• Use the minimum power to key up the repeater. To make contact, simply indicate that you are on frequency. For example "VE1ZZZ monitoring". Do not kerchunk.
• Remember amateur radio transmissions are being monitored by many non-hams with scanners. Watch your language and your manners. Please don't bring disrepute on the Amateur Radio Service.
• Repeaters are intended to facilitate mobile and portable operation. During rush hours, base stations should relinquish the repeater to commuting mobiles.   Some repeater owners have strict rules requiring this.
• Keep transmissions short and thoughtful. Do not monopolize the repeater.  Pause between transmissions to allow other amateurs to identify themselves if they wish to use the repeater. Pausing also allows the timer to reset, avoiding a "time-out"
• Identify legally. In Canada that means at the beginning and end of a contact and every thirty minutes of operation.
• Repeaters are installed and maintained at considerable expense and inconvenience. Regular users of a repeater should financially support the individual or club owner in their efforts to keep the repeater working properly.

Echolink
​Allows a Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology. The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, or from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio's communications capabilities. There are more than 200,000 validated users worldwide — in 162 of the world's 193 nations — with about 4,000 online at any given time.
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IRLP
​This protocol uses Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) custom software and hardware.  Coupled with the power of the Internet, IRLP will link your repeater site or simplex station to the world in a simple and cost effective way.  IRLP operates a worldwide network of dedicated servers and nodes offering very stable worldwide voice communications between hundreds of towns and cities. All this with unsurpassed up-times and the full dynamic range of telephone quality audio.​
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