Manitoulin Island Repeater Information

VE3RMI  Repeater (Click here to view pictures of this repeater and its' site)

Type: 2 Meter Kendacom KRP-5000B Repeater
Frequency: 147.270 MHz Transmiter
                147.870 MHz Receiver
CTCSS Tone: None
Sesitivity: ~.12uV
Output Power: ~25 Watts
Duplexer: Waycom
Controller: SCOM 7K
Power Supply: 25 Amp Astron used for the controller.  Main supply is internal to Kendacom Repeater Antenna: Sinclair 210-C4
Power Backup: A Deep cycle gel cell battery is automatically placed into circuit to provide un-interupted service to all uses. Power is limited to about 2 Watts.

VE3RMI Repeater:  Operates on a frequency of 147.270 +Mhz from 1300 feet about sea level.  Located on a Commercial tower just outside of Little Current it provides tremendous coverage along the North Shore and Manitoulin Island.  If travelling along highway 17 from Blind River to Sudbury, south on Hwy 6 or anywhere on the Island you will be able to access VE3RMI while mobile.  A great place to meet new and old friends while sailing the waters in and around Manitoulin also.  This repeater is also equiped with an autopatch with quick access to the local Emergency Services.

New and upcoming:  During the last week of December, Manitoulin Amateur Radio Club made an addition to VE3RMI (the clubs main repeater). Now, anyone in the area of VE3RMI can have un-interupted QSO's in the event of a power failure. A Deep cycle gel cell battery with between 4-6 hours of run time has been add to the repeater system. Fully automatic, and self contained. Due to the 24Volts needed for the final Power Amp, the PA is not used during backup operation limiting output power of the repeater to about 2 Watts. Thanks Al and Jason for the hard work.

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VE3LTR  Repeater (Click here to view pictures of this repeater and its' site)

Type: 2 Meter Yeasu FT-2410
Frequency: 146.670 MHz Transmiter
                 146.070 MHz Receiver
CTCSS Tone: None
Sesitivity: N/A
Output Power: ~10 Watts
Duplexer: Sinclair
Controller: Part of Yeasu Repeater
Power Supply: Internal
Antenna: N/A
 
VE3LTR  (146.67-Mhz) once operated outside Mindamoya but presidently outside Little Current.  A great alternate repeater for local QSO's.  Locals call this the Little Town Repeater... hence the call. :)  Present coverage is good on the East end of the Island.

New and upcoming:   Still looking for a new home. Plans are to go ahead and install a new controller which will allow linking the repeater to the CANWARN system for servere weather communications. (Still being reviewed) Stay tuned for a new sounding repeater.

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VE3RQQ Packet Node (Click here to view pictures of this repeater and its' site)

Frequency: 145.01MHz  Simplex
Radio: Mocom 35
TNC: MFJ 1270
Power Supply:  Astron
Antenna: N/A

 VE3RQQ  Packet Repeater:  (145.01 Simplex) Yes... Manitoulin Island is also linked digitally to the outside world through this node located in Little Current.  Node access can be obtained on 145.010 Mhz simplex at a fast spead of  1200 Baud. :)  Connect using VE3RQQ or MANTOU.

New and upcoming:   Nothing planned

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VE3RQQ UHF Repeater (Click here to view pictures of this repeater and its' site)

Type: Motorola Micor 70cm
Frequency: 444.300 Mhz Transmiter
                 444.900 Mhz Receiver
Sensitivity: ~.12uV
Preamp: ?
Output Power: ~8 Watts
Controller: SCOM 6K
Power Supply: Motorola ?(part of repeater)
Duplexers: Sincliar
Antenna: Sincliar 410-C4

VE3RQQ UHF Repeater: (444.300+) Owned by VE3AJB of Little Current.  Operating from Little Current, it serves the North Shore and Manitoulin Island covering parts of Hwy 17 from Blind River to Sudbury as well as a good part of the Island.

New and upcoming:  Presently VE3RQQ UHF Repeater is working fine... linking to St. Joseph Island and to ONL in Sudbury is possible but only one at a time... hopefully by the new year I will have the NEW Link Controller Board finished and into operation linking the three (SJI, ONL, and RQQ) together.  I'll put a link to the link codes somewhere from these pages soon once everything is done.

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Last edited 03/03/01