Union Hall Almonte, site of VA3AAR
The Almonte Amateur Radio Club has recently installed and made operational a 2m D-STAR repeater, VA3AAR. The frequency is 145.550 (- offset). Andrew, VE6EN/VE3UIY/M0GRU has reported on the OARDG e-mail list that the range in the first round of testing was found to be for “mobile coverage from Arnprior, West Ottawa (Kanata/Stittsvile, Britannia (Carling Ave)) and Perth”. From my home station in Greely with an omnidirectional antenna with its base at about 20ft I can reach the repeater with 15W. This repeater is showing good coverage.
Interestingly the repeater shares the same antenna as the FM repeater, VA3ARE, on 147.240+. This was cleverly set up by Phil, VE3CIQ.
D-Star Ottawa 
