VE6SS

Pigeon Lake Repeater
Updated February 7, 2020

VE6SS started operation on April 28, 1975. The Amateur Radio League of Alberta built VE6SS and operated it until they turned it over to QCARC to operate in 1987. The location of 'SS' is the southeast end of Pigeon Lake on the AltaLink telecom site. Thanks to AltaLink for providing the site.

VE6SS provides a large coverage area which includes highway 2 from Red Deer to the greater Edmonton area.

Here are the parameters for VE6SS

TX/RX: Vertex VXR-7000V Desktop Repeater

Antenna: Sinclair 210C8

Antenna Height: 200'

CTCSS: 100Hz (encode and decode)

Latitude: 52-55-50

Longitude: 113-51-08

UTM Coordinates: 11U 308301 5868354

Ground Elevation: 886 m. AMSL

Frequency: TX 146.88 MHz, RX 146.28 MHz

Controller: Arcom RC210

Other: Battery Backup

Coverage Map: click for VE6SS Coverage Map

VE6SS Coverage

Repeater Codes

55 - time announcement

56 - Relative indication of signal strength

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

Front View of New Repeater Package Rear View of the Vertex and interface to RC210 controller Original QCARC package before replacement with the VERTEX repeater 210C8 Antenna at about 200 ft Showing new trailer on left before removal of old trailer Feb 09, 2009 - repairing connector damaged by bullet.