VE6QCR
Stony Plain Repeater

Updated June 1, 2020

The club's first repeater was VE6QCR providing VHF coverage northwest of Edmonton. The repeater has been operational since June 1986 with the exception of a short period in 1998 after an aircraft collision damaged the tower. QCR provides a wide coverage area from its location on the AltaLink site in the Glory Hills north of Stony Plain. Thanks to Alta Link for providing this location.

 

 

VE6QCR IS LINKED FULL TIME TO VE6PP IN WHITECOURT


 

Here are the repeater parameters for 'QCR'.

Repeater Parameters

·  Frequency: TX 146.64 MHz, RX 146.04 MHz

·  Transmit/Receive Equipment: Vertex Standard VXR-7000

·  CTCSS: 100 Hz (encoding and decoding)

·  Latitude: 53-38 60

·  Longitude: 114-00-11

·  UTM Coordinates: 11U 698066 5948756

·  Antenna:Sinclair 210C4 - Northwest pattern  -  same antenna  is  also used  for  the  VX2100 link radio  that  provides  the link to VE6PP

·  Duplexer: Sinclair Reslok Q2330E

·  Antenna Height: 62m. AGL

·  Site Elevation: 710m AMSL

·  Controller: Arcom RC210

·  Coverage Map: Click link for VE6QCR Coverage

Repeater Codes

55 - ID and Time Announcement
56 – Inside Temperature

57 - Relative signal strength report

58 - Voice record and playback (transmit test message after the 'Ready' announcement)

Some Photos

QCRs Sinclair 210C4 Antenna

            210C4 Antenna on Tower north of Stony Plain

 

    New building at VE6QCR site - AltaLink

 

    Removing the old Micor equipment

   

   Final installation of Vertex VXR7000 at VE6QCR

  Scom 6K controller

 

  Ron (VE6VJ) giving a hand with the changes.  Bart (VE6VB) also helped with the upgrade (picture not available).