British Columbia's first ever 900 MHz, repeater VE7NFR 927.9875, and BC's soon to be added second 900 MHZ repeater VE7VDX 927.6875 MHz, will soon feature P25 digital mixed mode operation.  Motorola XTL1500 P25 Digital 900 Mhz 30 Watt 896-940 Mhz radios will be the radio of choice for North Fraser ARC members operating on this band. The Motorola Quantar repeaters used for these repeaters do have a daughter board on the controller which can be software enabled to provide P25 and or mixed mode P25/FM Analog operation.

Updates will be issued on this blog, for any direct technical inquiries please see the contact page.

North Fraser Amateur Radio Club who brought the first ever 33 cm (902 MHZ) repeater to British Columbia with VE7NFR 927.9875 MHz is pleased to announce the latest addition to the repeater arsenal.

VE7WAR  (Wide Area Repeater) is now on the air from the 3075' level of Mt Seymour, North Vancouver, BC.  This repeater affords unbelievable digital coverage using the Kenwood NXDN mode.  

The astounding coverage area includes all of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, NW Washington, Gulf Islands, San Juan Islands, Southern Vancouver Island. very wide area.

VE7WAR frequency  Downlink: 440.459375 Uplink is: 445.459375.  Yes that right 6 digits after the decimal, truly narrow band and finely notched in between existing repeaters. Greg VA7TD and Fred VA7RDO have set up a fine repeater, probably of the best sites in the entire of SW British Columbia. 

NXDN is a modern and versatile commercial digital standard, as the years go by surplus gear will come available but for today the radios are quite pricey rugged state of the art commercial rigs.  Many operators have already come out of the woodwork.  The NXDN digital RAN code for VE7WAR is 44, you need this for set up.

North Fraser ARC activating modes and bands that need to be activated and promoting state of the art communication.