Infrastructure & Frequency List

The coordinates listed below all use the WGS84 datum, and are given in pairs:
The first coordinate is in decimal degrees, which should be the norm for coordinate notation due to its simplicity and accuracy (it has become the new world standard with digital maps, and where GPSrs are used).
The second coordinate uses the less accurate Maidenhead grid, the old standard used in the Amateur Radio community

VHF Repeaters:

Call Sign / license no. Location Tx freq. Rx freq. Notes:
ZU9PLD 418-307-2 Hilton - Groenekloof
S29.565266 E30.295795
KG50DK
Being tested at
Windy Hill
S29.50570 E30.54641
KG50GL
145.700MHz 145.100MHz Emcom SA256 / 12w out. Slim-Jim antennae's x2 (serviced July 2007) "Intermittent service"
ZU9PKF 418-311-1 PMBurg - Worlds View
S29.58340 E30.33147
KG50DJ
145.750MHz 145.150MHz Emcom SA256 / 15w out. (Echo-link, ZS5PMB, 244279)   Diamond X-200  antennae on Tx and Rx. (serviced-October 2006) "Working well"
ZU9OLR 417-688-0 Estcourt - Griffins Hill
S29.10669 E29.97217
KG40XV
145.675MHz 145.075MHz SCR200 / 15w out. (serviced-July 2007) "Working well"
ZU9MOK 493-323-1 Underberg - Bungalow Kop
S29.93720 E29.49867
KG40RB
145.7875MHz 145.1875MHz Yaesu FTC1525a / 25w out. (serviced-Feb 2006) "Suspended due to lightning damage"
  Zwartberg
S30.11269 E29.38266
KF49QV
145.725MHz 145.125MHz  

ZU9PKG 417-170-6

Greytown - Kelly Hill
S29.013114 E30.535750
KG50GX
145.775MHz 145.175MHz Storno. "Has bad audio"
ZU9OOR 418-309-8 Dundee - Fort Mistake
S28.15140 E29.94752
KG41XU
145.375MHz 144.775MHz Home-Brew repeater. (serviced-July 2007) "Suspended due to lightning damage"

UHF Repeaters:

Call Sign / license no. Location Tx freq. Rx freq. Notes:

ZU9PKO 465-477-5

Gilboa
S29.28739 E30.29328
KG50DR

439.225MHz

431.625MHz GE Master II.  5/8 on tx and Diamond X-700 on rx "Working well"

Repeater Links:

Each Vhf repeater is linked to the Gilboa "Hub" repeater via it's Uhf  link transceiver working in reverse mode. The Uhf link radio at the Vhf site will transmit on 431.625MHz and will receive on 439.225MHz.

Packet Digipeaters:

Call Sign / license no. Location Tx freq. Rx freq. Notes:

ZS0GYT 418-792-9

Greytown - Eskom
S29.02947 E30.49486
KG50FX

144.625MHz 144.625MHz PBBS on ZS0GYT-1,   Digipeater on ZS0GYT-2

Equipment; Motorola on 30watts, Dis-cone antennae, AEA PK-88 tnc. "Working well"

APRS Digipeaters:

Mobile AND base stations should use WIDE5-5 (or less) for their UNPROTO path's. (RELAY and TRACE are not supported anymore)

Mobile beacon rate should be about 1min intervals, while home stations should be set at 60min.

"Voice Alert" ctcss tone should be set to 136.5

Call Sign / license no. Location Tx freq. Rx freq. Notes:

ZS0HIL 437-714-7 "HILTON"

Hilton - Groenekloof
S29.57075 E30.28915
KG50DK

144.800MHz

144.800MHz

Equipment; Alinco DR-135 on 50watts, Diamond X-700 antenna, Kantronics KPC3+  tnc, version 9.1 firmware.

ZS0UND "UNDERB"

Underberg - Bungalow Kop
S29.93720 E29.49867

KG40RB
144.800MHz 144.800MHz HR 9000 (QD) transceiver on 25watts. Tiny-2 tnc with Ui-Digi Firmware. (not yet installed)

ZS0EST "ESTCRT"

Estcourt - Griffins Hill
S29.10669 E29.97217
KG40XV
144.800MHz 144.800MHz Ranger SRL-1645 transceiver on 48w, 5/8 antenna, Kantronics KPC3+ tnc, version 9.1 firmware.

ZS0DBN "DURBAN"

Durban - Varsity
S29.86818 E30.98051
KG50LD
144.800MHz 144.800MHz Equipment; Alinco DR-135 on 50watts, Diamond X-200 antenna, Kantronics KPC3+  tnc, version 9.1 firmware.

ZS0GBA "GILBOA"

Karkloof - Gilboa
S29.28739 E30.29328
KG50DR
144.800MHz 144.800MHz  

APRS I-Gates:

Call Sign / license no. Location Tx freq. Rx freq. Notes:

ZS5PMB (2m i-gate)

PMBurg - Polly Shortts
S29.65152 E30.42324
KG50FI
144.800MHz 144.800MHz Equipment: Kenwood TH-D700 on 15watts, Diamond X-200 antennae.

ZS5PMB-4 (satellite & HF i-gate)

PMBurg - Blackridge
S29.61379 E30.32188
KG50DJ
145.825MHz

10.151MHz LSB
145.825MHz

10.151MHz LSB
Equipment: Alinco DR-135 on 25watts, Diamond X-510 antennae. (satellite i-gate)HF: Icom IC-737 on 100watts,
1/4 wave di-pole antennae. (HF i-gate) Mark/Space 1600/1800 Hz

Beacons:

Call Sign / license no. Location Tx freq. Rx freq. Notes:

ZS5SIX 419-577-3
 

Hilton - Groenekloof
S29.57075 E30.28915
KG50DK
50.321MHz - FSK/CW      11w Output power "Suspended due to a faulty oscillator"

VOIP:

Echo-Link - ZS5PMB  - Our Node number is 244279 and is linked to the 145.750MHz repeater and therefore, linked through to other repeaters.

E-QSO - We are in the "S/Africa" virtual room, on the "repeater.dns2go.com" server. This being linked to our 145.700MHz repeater.

Packet, PBBS info:

ZS0HIL-1 is the call-sign of the Midlands packet radio PBBS. Connect to it on 144.800MHz by typing; C ZS0HIL-1  "then press Enter".

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