The Club operates and maintains a number of voice and data repeaters around South East Queensland.
The official Club call sign is VK4WIG.
For a complete list of repeaters around Australia, please refer to the WIA Repeater Data publication provided by the Wireless Institute of Australia.
Nets
There is a morning net on – 146.700Mhz at 08:00 each day. (Springbrook) currently offline
The 8 am Morning net is currently held on the Wide Area Network (WAN) Springbrook – 147.225MHz (+600KHz offset) with a 91.5Hz tone.
REPEATERS
The Club operates two (2) repeaters sites on the Gold Coast,
Springbrook – Gold Coast (will be back soon)
Status | Call sign | Frequency | Offset | Tone |
Off Line | VK4RGC | 146.700 MHz | -600 kHz | 123.0 |
Off Line | VK4RGC | 438.600 MHz | -5 MHz | 91.5 |
Wongawallan – North Gold Coast
Status | Call sign | Frequency | Offset | Tone |
Off Line | VK4RBT | 147.200 MHz | -1.600 MHz | 91.5 |
On Line | VK4RBT | 439.825 MHz | -5 MHz | 91.5 |
On Line | VK4RBT | 439.825 MHz APCO25 | -5 MHz | NAC 293 |
On Line | VK4RBT | 438.7125 MHz DMR | -7 MHz | DMARC |
On Line | VK4RBT | 145.175 MHz | N/A | APRS |
APRS
GCARS operates an APRS Digipeater which consists of a WX3in1 Mini – APRS Advanced Digipeater/I-Gate connected to a TAIT TM8115. Due to its location at Wongawallan, it provides great coverage across the Gold Coast and is supported by the following fill-in digipeaters:
VK2ARS-5 and VK4UT-1.

Beacons
VK4RGG – Clubhouse, Harper Street, Molendinar
50.058 MHz 6 Meter Beacon – Online