CBC-FORTUNE-R1

At the CBC Transmission tower

Location: 400 Dunlop Rd, Chelsea, Quebec J9B 2N3
Type: PoE-powered, with generator backup, high-elevation mountain repeater
Role: City-wide Backbone Repeater
Antenna: Seeed Studio 902–928 MHz 8 dBi
Height: 15 m AGL, on the highest point in the National Capital Region on the roof structure of the tower two-storey building.

Notes:

Hears almost every repeater in the city and carries more traffic than any other node on the mesh
Built entirely from high-end parts to cope with the level of FM broadcast energy at the site
Current build is a Station G3 at 1 W behind a Baymesh filter, PoE powered, with a Raspberry Pi in the enclosure for remote management
The first build used a solar Ikoka; its MCU kept restarting, which we attribute to RF interference at the site

 

The repeater was built by MrAlderson, and installed on Shawn's test equipment space on the roof, with the help of Tabarnak (the Silo man)