Put digital radio within reach
Give clubs and operators a practical path into DMR, network services, and modern repeater operation without every region starting alone.
Amateur Radio New South Wales
ARNSW RadNET
A coordinated digital repeater program built with NSW amateur radio clubs. RadNET combines ARNSW support, local site stewardship, and networked DMR infrastructure to extend access to modern radio technology across the state.
Local club partnershipsShared DMR infrastructureNSW regional coverage
VK2RNW · Mount Kaputar
01 Program purpose
A state-wide program with local roots.
To assist NSW-based amateur radio clubs and provide broader access to new and emerging technologies, ARNSW formed the Radio Network Group to establish and operate a coordinated series of networked repeaters: ARNSW RadNET.
Shared equipment. Local knowledge. One coordinated network.
Strengthen viable local projects
ARNSW can extend material support, including repeaters and related equipment, to local clubs operating a service as part of RadNET.
Build something maintainable
Shared information, coordinated network integration, visible site status, and named custodians make the system easier to operate over time.
02 Partnership model
Responsibility stays close to the site.
A repeater is more than a radio in a rack. It depends on a suitable location, RF engineering, reliable power and backhaul, local access, and people who can respond when conditions change. RadNET brings those responsibilities into one operating model.
01ARNSW supportProgram · equipment · coordination
02Club custodianSite · access · maintenance
03RadNET repeaterRF · power · IP backhaul
04VKDMR IPSC3Routing · status · network services
05OperatorsLocal · regional · wider network
Local ownership matters. The club or custodian understands the site, landlord, access conditions, and surrounding radio environment.
Coordination matters. Common network practices and visible technical information make separate sites operate as one useful service.
03 Network coverage
Coverage follows geography and partnership.
ARNSW aims for RadNET to serve the east coast of NSW as well as key inland regions. Each useful addition depends on terrain, site access, antenna placement, power, internet backhaul, and a club able to support the installation for the long term.
04 Real infrastructure
Built for the places it has to serve.
RadNET sites range from remote mountain facilities to urban rooftops and established club repeater rooms. The radio platform may be common, but every installation must solve its own antenna, power, environment, access, and backhaul constraints.
Remote mountain siteVK2RDX · Blue MountainsThe repeater hut, antenna structures, solar plant, and access area viewed from above.
Urban rooftopVK2RHT · Sydney North ShoreAntenna infrastructure serving a dense metropolitan coverage area.
Repeater plantVK2RMP · South CoastRadNET equipment integrated into an established local repeater rack.Site and coverage
Define the service area, test the location, understand existing RF users, and confirm long-term site access.
RF and antenna system
Engineer the repeater, filtering, feeders, antenna, earthing, and physical installation as one complete path.
Power and backhaul
Provide suitable power, protection, and a network path reliable enough for continuous linked operation.
Custodianship
Monitor the service, document changes, respond to faults, and keep ARNSW and users informed of site conditions.
05 Information and status
The network should be understandable from the outside.
These pages provide repeater and network status, individual site details, frequencies, coverage information, configuration tools, and practical guidance for connecting to the wider Australian DMR community through VKDMR.
01ARNSW
Program and equipment support
Coordinates the RadNET program and can extend material support, including repeaters and associated equipment, to suitable club projects.
02Local club
Site knowledge and stewardship
Provides the local relationships, site access, practical installation knowledge, and ongoing custodianship needed to keep a repeater useful.
03Network
Shared operation and visibility
Connects each participating site to common DMR services, current status information, configuration tools, and the wider VKDMR community.
06 Repeater application
Bring a sustainable site into RadNET.
Clubs interested in operating a repeater service as part of ARNSW RadNET can submit an expression of interest. A strong proposal explains both the technical opportunity and the people and resources that will keep the service operating.
VK2RKG · BathurstA proposal should identify
- Club, contact person, and project manager
- Proposed site, address, grid reference, and site owner
- Power, internet backhaul, and antenna arrangements
- Expected contribution to the wider DMR network
- Project funding and long-term maintenance capability
- Who will act as the responsible local custodian