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FREE COAX!

Bill G3TZM has some lengths of Andrew LDF4-50 and other Heliax which he is making available to bona fide Repeater Groups. There is no charge but the coax must be collected. For further details contact Bill on email callex.bm[at]gmail.com

MB6LE

The Antenna's and mast are now back up and working sorry for inconvenience.... CQ-UK Wires Room ID 27793 is now the Chat and Help Desk room for UK Wires-X in association with YAESU SYSTEM FUSION UK OPERATORS Facebook Group information on the network and operation of C4FM Kindest regards Stuart M0SGS

GB7YD

GB7YD is now running the new ICOM G3 gateway, fully integrated with revised DPRS gateway software (AE5PL) and the latest dplus (AA4RC) addons. Support for the enhanced features of the ID-51 PLUS2 is native to the G3 gateway. Whilst the gateways are on test, please let us know if you encounter any problems. SYRG.

WIRES-X ROOM ON GB3HD

GB3HD is now in the CQ-UK Room 27793 run by M0SGS. Remember that you can always change the room, after you have finished GB3HD will return to the UK-CQ room. Malcolm G0ISX Keeper Kevin G1FYS Trustee

FUSION/C4FM/WIRES-X ETC

For information regarding all things Fusion/C4FM/the FCS network and Wires-X etc please consider looking at or joining "Yaesu System Fusion UK" Facebook group. Web sites, help, information and details about weekly nets. Please ask, if you need any help. Please contribute if you are so inclined./M0HOW

Latest Status Updates

GB3ED Reported: GM7RYR
NOT OPERATIONAL  13 Jan
The repeater has been removed from service due to multiple faults on the receive side and power supply. It will remain closed down until further notice .

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GB7MW Reported: GI4BWM
FIRST SWITCH-ON  14 Jan
This multimode repeater is now on the air, reports welcome by the Keeper GI6DKQ

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Status Summary

Red state: 27
Amber state: 73
Green state: 519

Vetting Summary

Vetting: in progress: 11
Frequency requests: 26

CQ-UK 27793

Hello the CQ-UK room Wires-X ID 27793 is setup for Wires-X Repeaters, Gateways & Nodes to connect from all over the UK & abroad providing a help desk and general chat room for Wires-X users...Hosted on a dedicated Intel i7 Quad core Computer with a stable Static IP internet connection at 200mbps Download and 16mbps upload... Located in West Yorkshire Kindest regards M0SGS (Stuart)

DMR Key Features

Time-Division Multiple-Access (TDMA) preserves full channel width and divides it into alternating time slots that can each carry an individual call.
Motorola maintains that two-slot 12.5 kHz TDMA-based systems (providing 6.25 kHz equivalency) is more efficient.
This means that two separate conversations can be handled by the one repeater, on the same frequency but on a different "channel".
TDMA technology for narrowband 12.5 KHz (6.25 equivalent-6.25e) provides advantages of:

1. feature flexibility
2. lower equipment costs
3. longer battery life
4. future-readiness
5. spectrum efficiency

Check here for more.