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Even though I have only spoken to Lee on air a handful of times I too was shocked to learn last night of this news, he was a great radio tech & myself & my fellow Amateurs have reaped the benefits of his work setting up a first class linked repeater system.

He will be sorely missed.

Michael

Wow indeed! I wonder what they would make of Ch4 & Ch7 in Sydney!

Michael

There was a story in this weeks Blue Mountains Gazette about this, the council is fighting closure citing the recent storm events in the mountains & the need to retain local knowledge etc... http://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/news/local/news/general/wind-storms-reinforce-triple0-call-centre-role...

All Apple stores use the DTR2450. They are the largest user of these radios in Australia. I can get you are price if you would like? Russell Thanks Russell, but although I am sorely tempted I have overused my radio buying allowance... even though I got a decent tax return this year I still have som...

A fellow member of this forum gus289 told me this morning he checked out the Apple store the other day & they had two security guards on duty who had Motorola 2.4ghz digital portables on them. I did a google on these 2.4Ghz radio's & they are licence free & very secure, doing digital/spread spectrum...

There is a Apple store opening in Penrith Westfield tomorrow morning at 9am, people are expected to be sleeping outside their doors from late this afternoon... Anyone out & about or living around the Penrith metro area tonight through till tomorrow morning might want to keep the Westyfield channels ...

Chassis was bowed down to the rail in middle, it wasn't moving anywhere :shock: Col Was talking to a friend on the weekend who is a train driver, he was driving a train a couple of sections behind the one that was cut in half & he said there was an enourmous flash in the sky like a huge lightning s...

hi michael which would be the best repeater to call you on? The 439.750 /91.5 tone, which is at Horsely Park & linked to 439.800/91.5 which is located in Sydney, I am on there almost every morning from about 7am, we get quite a net going some mornings, the record is 10 I think, already had Kev VK2K...

Thats very interesting Michael, I wasn't aware of the RX at Kurrajong. I did a test and i can trigger the Rpt from home (line of site to Kurrajong and only about 5Kms from the towers) with the H/H and 1/2 watt. Be intrested to know how the remote reciver is linked to the HorsleyPark TX radio? I'd r...

thanks Michael for the freqs and are you active on HF? I have been on the blue mountains net on 40 meters a couple of times and they seem very friendly lot,and you must enjoy your elevation there in the mountains,i use to live at wentworth falls for two years a while back but back then didn't have ...