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Notice Board

Notice Board

Interesting Projects, Updates and News related to PRS Radio and PRSWellington Community Repeater

PRSWellington Operator Callsign List

PRSWellington Operator Callsign List

There is no official PRS Radio licensing or official callsign allocation, however, local operators for easy identification have adopted a system using the prefix “WN” (CB Callsign prefix for Wellington) - commonly followed by their name’s initials.

PRS Radio Equipment

PRS Radio Equipment

The first important question to ask yourself when purchasing a UHF PRS Radio is where and how are you wanting to use it and what type of set do you need Vehicle/Base mount or Handheld.

Marketing Tools

Marketing Tools

The PRSWellington Community Radio Repeater has been setup for the general public to use and enjoy. To do this, we need you to help us spread the word about this service.

Wellington PRS Ch: 8 Duplex Repeater

Wellington PRS Ch: 8 Duplex Repeater

The Wellington UHF PRS Channel 8 Duplex Repeater has been setup by a small band of dedicated radio enthusiasts. The Repeater is situated on the Western Hutt Hills giving it good coverage throughout Wellington City and the Hutt. A big thanks to Bruce and John for making a dream like this reality. The PRS Channel 8 Repeater has been operating since July 2013

New Zealand PRSRadio Repeaters

New Zealand PRSRadio Repeaters

List of New Zealand PRS Radio Repeaters

PRSWellington Get-together

PRSWellington Get-together

We are organizing a get-together for anyone interested in the PRS Wellington Community Radio Repeater. It should be a great opportunity to meet up and put faces to names, swap ideas and discuss the future of the Repeater and what we operators would like moving forward. If you are interested and would like us to contact you when we have a date and time, please contact us and let us know what day would suit you best. Thankyou

Long Range PRS Radio Calls

Long Range PRS Radio Calls

Wellington - Christchurch Over the last couple of months a couple of keen PRS Radio operators “Scott” ‘777’ and "Dave 820" based out of Christchurch have been thrilling our local operators by making regular long distance UHF calls exceeding 300km and succeeding in getting into our local PRS Radio Repeater based on the Western Hutt Hills overlooking Wellington.

What is PRS radio

What is PRS radio

UHF PRS (Ultra High Frequency - Personal Radio Service) is a radio system/band that allows individuals to operate radio transmitters and receivers for personal purposes with minimal or no special license or individual authorization.

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