VE5RI Repeater Network

Sask Alta Radio Club  operator of a UHF repeater on a shared tower in the City of Lloydminster.  Callsign VE5YLL.  This machine is a modified MSR2000 kindly supplied by Ed VA6EF and retuned by Gerard VE5FF.  Installed by Bill VE5FN and Jim VA6NJK.

Bill working on Repeater

Frequency 444.725 + mhz.  It can be worked with a low power UHF handheld from anywhere in the city. This UHF repeater has IRLP access available if a 100Hz CTCSS tone is added to your transmit signal. The standard four digit address codes and 73 disconnect code can be used to activate IRLP.  See www.irlp.net for further information.  Equipment is being readied to enable linking to the VHF system using DTMF commands. Default status will be unlinked.  More info here when it is ready to go.

Sask Alta Radio Club operates a multi repeater full time linked network including VE5RI (146.940-) near Lloydminster, VE6YVG (147.315+) at Vermilion, VE6RWC (145.290-) at Wainwright, VE6INN (147.345+) at Innisfree and VE6HDY (145.170-) at Hardisty.  Full Time link also to VE6SB (146.670-) operated by Lakeland Radio Club of Elk Point.  All repeaters require tone 123.0 hz.  These are linked through a UHF hub at Borradaile VE6BDL (449.075-).

We are presently (Sept 2017) in the process of expanding our network into  Sask with repeater at Englishman Lake near Hwy 3 and Hwy 21.

Repeater CallFrequencyToneLocationStatus
VE6HDY145.170 -123HardistyActive
VE6RWC145.290 -123WainwrightActive
VE6SB146.670 -123Elk Point Down 
VE5RI146.940 -123Lloydminster Down 
VE6YVG147.315 +123VermillionActive
VE6INN147.345 +123InnisfreeActive
VE6BDL449.075 -123BorrdaileActive

Updates

ATTENTION:

VE5RI Repeater is currently being moved. We hope to have it up and functional sometime in November, 2025

VE6SB is also currently down

EchoLink

We have VE5RI repeater network setup with EchoLink. You can log in to connect to our repeater system

Coverage Map

UPDATES:

October 2025VE5RI & VE6SB Repeaters are down. VE5RI is being moved to a new interim location & we are hoping it is back in service in November 2025. We will update the map after the move.
Sept 2023The location of VE6RWC repeater was moved to Wainwright, AB. This is the updated map