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6M NET on GB3EF by Andy 2E0DIQ

Posted on by James M0ZAH

Earlier this month the faulty part of the feeder on GB3EF was replaced. This is exciting news, the repeaters coverage has vastly improved.

Andy 2E0DIQ has posted the following:

I shall be starting a net on the repeater on Monday 1st September at 8pm. All are welcome, the idea initially is to range test, and put her under load for an hour or so, this repeater has had an extensive and expensive refurb and the repeater team deserve a lot of credit for the hard work it’s taken to get it sorted out.

Stay tuned as we have exciting news in regards to our TeamWave 6M repeater project.

145Alive – Frequency allocation

Posted on by James M0ZAH

Even with the wind blowing we’re looking forward to the 145 Alive event this Sunday. I’m happy to report that Mark Savage has allocated frequencies for the 145 Alive event. We have been allocated 145.575 (subject to interference). If we have to change frequency, we will update this post.

We will be using a Cloudlog instance for logging, once live I will post a link here.

Listen out for MX0WVV!

145Alive – Team Wave Kick off 2025

Posted on by James M0ZAH

We’re happy to report that TeamWave plan to take part in the 145Alive event on the 26th January.

We will be operating from Tim’s M1MIT’s shack at our ‘club’ house (JO02NN) from 12:00 to 15:00. This is located next to Standley Steel on London Road (B1172) in Wymondham. If you’d like more information please ask on our Discord.

Everyone is welcome to pop by and join in (weather permitting).

Please stay tuned for updates. More details on the 145 Alive Facebook page.

Christmas Repeater Crawl 2024

Posted on by Rik M7GMT

Tis the season to be jolly, so what better way to spread the festive cheer than a good old pub repeater crawl!?

The idea is to have a few drinks, visit as many local repeaters as the group can reasonably reach, make some noise on the air, and generally have a bit of a laugh.

As GB3TX is currently down for maintenance, we’ll initially be meeting up on GB3NB at 20:00 on Saturday 21st December 2024 and working our way around the list below, ending up back on GB3NB once we’ve been “round the houses”.

Order (subject to change):

  1. GB3NB
  2. GB3NR
  3. GB3DE (Echolink and AllStar enabled)
  4. GB3AH

Looking forward to meeting up with you all, and please let everyone know by sharing this link. Hope you can join us!

GB3TX overhaul

Posted on by James M0ZAH

Today, Tim and removed the repeater hardware and installed a temporary repeater on UHF. This means at this time GB3TX UHF is on the air (430.8125) CTCSS 94.8Hz. This repeater supports NFM, D-Star and Fusion (local only). Hopefully we can get the network working and use the digital modes over the internet.

The other equipment is now home on the bench. I’m integrating a new controller and will perform extensive bench tests before returning to site.

Signal reports for the UHF repeater welcome. It’s running the same power as the original hardware so the signal should be around the same.

Repeater details:
TOT: 4m
HOG: 20m (Please let the repeater transmitter drop at least once every 20 minutes).
Keychunk: 3 seconds
Pip keychunk: 2 seconds
CW: DE GB3TX is sent on first key up.

MX0WVV UHF linking project

Posted on by James M0ZAH

The future is fun! As part of our linking project at Wymondham, we plan to grow into the Norwich too. These repeaters will be linked to GB3TX and consist of UHF base stations. See further down for locations and planned frequencies.

Why?
You will often hear the “we have enough repeaters” comment. While that is true, we plan on providing linking on top of the traditional repeater network. Our aim is to cover as much of Norfolk as possible, creating a local linked network. This brings local users together preventing silofication.

External linking
As always, we allow external linking. However the predominant use is for local repeaters in Norfolk. Repeaters will disconnect idle links and return to their ‘home’ connection.

Donations
We don’t often ask for money, most of our projects have been self funded. However in this case, things are starting to get expensive. Any donations are gratefully received. Please contact Jim M0ZAH via email (qrz.com).

Location, Callsign, O/P Frequency, I/P Frequency, Tone
Thorpe St Andrew MX0WVV 430.900 438.500 94.8
Horsham St Faith  MX0WVV 430.925 438.525 94.8

Easter Saturday 2m FM Low Power Challenge

Posted on by Rik M7GMT

Andy 2E0DIQ is doing his usual fine job of drumming up activity in the area with another event aimed at getting stations of all levels out portable and having fun with radio.

Details as follows:

Easter Saturday 30th March 1200-1400hrs 2m FM Low Power challenge
To operate on no more power than Foundation licence allows (10w currently, 25w when Ofcom allows, should be by Easter)
To set up /P in a place of your choice, to run an antenna of your choice, at a height of your choice. You cannot operate from your home QTH.
The aim, to exchange callsign, signal report, and WAB square with as many others as possible in a 2hr timeframe.

Walkie talkie challenge:
As above, but power not exceeding 5w (ie no plugging radio into an amp). Walkie talkie to walkie talkie contacts – give it try?

The point of the exercise is to create a level playing field for all operators, of all licence levels and to have fun testing and trying out radios and antennas in the field.