Updated 10 July 2008
The broken VHF Group 11kV line was repaired on the afternoon of 9 July. The Belmont repeater site was placed back online late in the afternoon the same day. It operated on battery power until the line-company reconnected the 11kV supply on the morning of 10 July 08.
The site was taken offline after a storm over the weekend of 28/29 June broke the VHF Group 11kV power line on the Belmont side of the gully. A small slip on the pylon access road and poor track condition hampered access. The line was scheduled for repair on Friday 4th July, however the work could not be started because of difficulty in properly isolating the VHF Group 11kV line.
The site is now operating normally except for reduced local coverage due to the continuing tower refurbishment works.