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5th January - GB3CO (2 Metres Corby) and GB3DH (13cm TV site change, Derby) cleared for operation.

GB7OK (3 January 2009)
Please note that the GB3OK 2 metre repeater has been replaced with GB7OK (D-Star) from 22 December 2008 operating on the same frequencies (see feature below)
Jeanette, G1UPT reports that they are to start a weekly net on GB7OK on a Wednesday evening starting on Wednesday 7th January at 8.00pm and every Wednesday after that.
The Wednesday Net is being established for all D-Star users to get to know each other and to promote the use of the D-Star and the many features it has to offer, also for all of us to gain further knowledge using this new mode. All D Star radios users are invited to participate.
If your own Amateur Radio Club meets on Wednesday your Club is more than welcome to join in.

Central Scotland (1 January 2009)
The latest publication of the Central Scotland FM Group "FM NEWS" reports that the groups two outstanding repeater projects GB3LA and GB3SL are imminently due to commence service.
GB3SL (6 Metres) in particular has been licensed for a long time but the group have been unable to complete the project until now. The GB3LA repeater (2 Metres) is expected to offer (analog) mobile communications between the central/southern Scotland and Cumbria.

status information (2 December 2008)
Whilst the repeater lists published on this web site show the static details of the site and frequencies we would like to include details of operational status and access requirements.
An easy-use form has been created for Keepers and indeed users to update their details so we can display it for everyone's benefit.
Please let us know the operating and access state of any analog repeater or repeaters you are either responsible for or have knowledge of as a user or group member.

• featured repeater GB7OK •

CALL OUT IN QTHR LOCATION NGR REG KEEPER
GB7OK 145.7125 145.1125 JO01BI Bromley/Kent TQ497643 SE G1HIG

Further information from Bromley Repeater Group

SERVICE INFORMATION
GB3LK  ON Mon 05 Jan 2009 Back on air...Logic replaced.
GB3WA  OFF Sat 03 Jan 2009 Power supply failure.
GB3SW  OFF Wed 03 Dec 2008 Interference reported.
GB3ET  OFF Wed 26 Nov 2008 Off air for maintenance
GB3FT  OFF Wed 05 Nov 2008 Site loss due to untenable fee increases from new commercial owner.
GB3BY  OFF Sat 15 Nov 2008 Receiver faulty.
GB3FF  OFF as advised - site unavailable.
GB3DM  OFF Thu 30 Oct 2008 Transmitter fault.
GB3HV  OFF Sat 11 Oct 2008 Site loss due to untenable fee increases from new commercial owner.
GB3YL  OFF Sat 04 Oct 2008 PA faulty low output power.
GB3EL  OFF Tue 22 Jul 2008 off-air as advised.
GB3LP  OFF Thu 20 Mar 2008 Off air due to rx desense problem due to duplexer fault.
GB3AI  OFF Thu 20 Mar 2008 Replace old hardware with new; rebuild Echolink interface, etc.

ETCC Position statement on 2 Metre band GMSK Proposals
Amateurs who use the 144MHz band will be only too well aware of the congestion being experienced in this band especially in the Midlands and South East.
To enable the ETCC to make an informed decision on best use of the band in the future, a complete frequency re-planning exercise was carried out for England and Wales, using computer simulation and taking existing repeaters as the base model.
The output of this exercise was a new plan which re-assigned frequencies with a probability of less then 5% interference but with NO spare capacity. When additional repeaters were entered into the model, the interference level increased to unacceptable levels. This suggests that maximum use of available channels has already been reached in central and southern England.
As a consequence of this, the ETCC have agreed that proposals for GMSK nodes in this band can no longer be recommended to Ofcom unless the proposal incorporates a plan to either:
a) close down an existing repeater in the area, replacing it with a digital node at a location which retains the same general coverage characteristics.
b) or convert the repeater to dual mode working.
Dual mode working in this context means analogue and digital operation on the same site using the same frequency.
Click here for pdf copy of this statement.

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