Amateur Radio

Kununurra Allstar Node

VK6RX

Dec 24, 2020 — 1 min read

Node Number: 42688
Freq: 439.150 Simplex
CTCSS: 77Hz
TX Tone: 77Hz
Power: 20W
Broadcasting the WIA News and VK6 NewsWest on Sunday at 0900 and 1900.

I’ve just built a basic node for use at my home QTH here in Kununurra. The node is made up of:

Yaesu FT-7900
Raspberry Pi 3
Free Drive USB Sound Card
Diamond NR-770HB

In and around Kununurra the node seems to give good coverage to about 5km from town.

The WIA National News and VK6 NewsWest will be broadcast on Sundays at 0900 and 1900.

The node will be connected to the VK6-Hub (42732) most of the time, so give me a call!

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