Originally housed in the building on the
far left, belonging to Philips,
the repeater was re-housed during the summer
of 1996 into the cabinet shown with the doors open.
Christine VK6ZLZ is in the background
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Being located 100 KM South of Perth this
repeater provides a wide coverage
of the coastal plain from South of Busselton
to the Southern suburbs of Perth.
Due to Philips allowing access to the site,
only a housing,
coax and antenna was required for the site
to be operational.
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The guyed mast is about 160' (50M) high,
with the voice repeater's antenna almost at the top.
240 Volt mains power is available on the site
and
a 20 Amp 13 Volt supply provides power for
the amateur equipment.
There is no battery backup.
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In general the site has reqired few visits
and has provided service on a largely trouble free basis.
The lower slopes of Mt. William are being
mined for Bauxite,
and access to the site is resricted through
the mine site.
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