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British Columbia Frequency Modulation Communications Association
Our Equipment
Mt. Seymour Site:
In 1996, we undertook a major project to upgrade our feedlines between the original shack and the tower. Click here to see more about that project.
In 2007, we were forced to move out of the shack we had been in for 35+ years. While it was sad on one hand, we are very pleased to still be in relatively the same spot. See details on the BCFMCA's biggest project here.
Now, all of our equipment is located in our own building adjacent to our previous home. It is approximately 30m from the base of the tower.
On Mt. Seymour we have a total of eight repeaters. ALL of them are capable of operating on emergency power. To see more about each machine or our emergency power system, click on the links below.
In addition, two of the repeaters are also connected to the IRLP (www.irlp.net) network. We are node 1694 on that network. More information on using IRLP on our system can be found here.
| System Overview | ||
| ONLINE | Emergency Power System | |
| ONLINE | VE7RPT 146.940 MHz (-600 kHz) (PL 136.5Hz*) | Analog (IRLP 1694) |
| ONLINE | VE7RPT 224.300 MHz (-1.6 MHz) (PL 156.7Hz*) | Analog |
| ONLINE | VE7RPT 443.525 MHz (+5 MHz) (PL 136.5Hz*) | Analog (IRLP 1694) |
| ONLINE | VE7RAG 1291.94 MHz (-20 MHz) | D-STAR DV Port A |
| ONLINE | VE7RAG 1251.94 MHz | D-STAR DD Port A |
| ONLINE | VE7RAG 443.400 MHz (+5 MHz) | D-STAR DV Port B |
| ONLINE | VE7RAG 147.020 MHz (+600 kHz) | D-STAR DV Port C |
| ONLINE | VE7LAN 145.070 MHz (+600 kHz) |
*Encode only. Repeater transmits PL, but does not require it for access.
We have had some theoretical studies done to predict the coverage of some of our repeaters, as well as the improvement of adding a voted receiver to VE7RPT-VHF. See the coverage page for further details.
Burnaby Site:
BCFMCA has one other site in the Lower Mainland. This site is located on the top of the Metrotower II office tower in Burnaby, BC. At that location, we have another UHF repeater that has excellent coverage and also can be operated on emergency power. To see more about this machine, please click on the link below.