03-07-2020, 10:44 AM
It looks like the WIA repeater directory (https://www.wia.org.au/members/repeaters/data/) is now accessible to WIA members only. Previouly it was publicly accessible.
I hope that is an unintentional glitch due to WIA's recent web site issues and will be fixed soon.
I encountered the issue when I attempted to update a comprehensive codeplug for 3 Analog/DMR radios which has all of Australia's 2m and 70cm repeaters covered.
Previously, the data was semi-automatically extracted from WIA's "Repeater Directory 191212.csv".
As far as I can tell there is no other, authoritative Repeater Directory for Australia.
https://www.repeaterbook.com/ lists 701 Australian repeaters and it most likely relies on someone (VK2DNA at this time) to upload the WIA Repeater Directory.
Access to machine-friendly data requires registration (free).
Manfred VK3AES
I hope that is an unintentional glitch due to WIA's recent web site issues and will be fixed soon.
I encountered the issue when I attempted to update a comprehensive codeplug for 3 Analog/DMR radios which has all of Australia's 2m and 70cm repeaters covered.
Previously, the data was semi-automatically extracted from WIA's "Repeater Directory 191212.csv".
As far as I can tell there is no other, authoritative Repeater Directory for Australia.
- https://www.onlinerepeatermap.com states on their home page:
"All repeater information is taken directly from the latest version of the Wireless Institute of Australia’s Repeater Directory (191212)."
Also, "onlinerepeatermap.com" is not suitable for auto-extraction of all Australian repeaters.
- The ACMA database does not have the CTCSS tones and without those, many of Australia's repeaters are practically inaccessible.
https://www.repeaterbook.com/ lists 701 Australian repeaters and it most likely relies on someone (VK2DNA at this time) to upload the WIA Repeater Directory.
Access to machine-friendly data requires registration (free).
Manfred VK3AES