Hi All,
Just a quick email to advise that Dave went up to the site, this morning, to check on the system and all was as anticipated, OK.
The batteries were fully charged, as the dump-load was continuously humming to itself, and the turbine was spinning freely.
The individual battery volts, ranged from 13.30 to 13.41 volts, with the nominal 24v DC supply rail measuring 26.7 volts, either on or off load.
The unregulated output from the solar panel was 27.5 volts, and the output current was varying between 0.4 Amps with the Sun fully shrouded, to just under 5 Amps in bright sunshine.
The DC supply to the repeater system was at 13.75 volts.
The repeater output was as expected, and the VSWR at the input to the antenna feeder was less than 1.3:1, hence JB is running at its nominal 14 dBw / 25w ERP.
The mast and guys were also OK.
So all is still well in the GB3JB world.
Our thanks should go to Tony, G3WRV, and Alan, G7MYI, for their recent donations. They are very much appreciated.
They now join the list of stations: 2E0EBO, 2E0JWJ, 2E1CMZ, 2E1PEC, G0HKC, G0TQZ, G0XAY, G1ULZ, G3WRV, G4JQN, G4SXR, G4YRV, G6FIB, G7MYI, G8ALR, G8CQR, M3OWO, and M3UVK, to whom we send our appreciation, for assisting us with hopefully meet our financial committments regarding site fee and insurance, by the end of this month.
73's Jan,
G8CYV - GB3JB Team
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RV63 - Out 145.7875 MHz - In 145.1875 MHz - 103.5 Hz ctcss (G).
The system is located in South Wiltshire, in IO81vc, and provides coverage across South Wiltshire, South Somerset and North Dorset, with specific areas such as the City of Salisbury, Salisbury Plain, the Blackmore Vale and Cranborne Chase being well within its range. Coverage also extends, for fixed stations, across most of central and parts of North Wiltshire, Southern Dorset and West Hampshire, plus parts of North and West Somerset. See coverage map.
GB3JB is an analogue voice repeater, with no internet linking, simple intuitive logic and no bells or whistles. The beacon sends callsign and locator. The invitation to transmit is a single dit.
The simple rules for using GB3JB ....
(2) All users of GB3JB are expected to operate their station within the terms of their specific licence conditions and restrictions.
(3) When in QSO, please wait for the invitation to transmit (a single dit), and always leave a pause between overs' - always give others a chance to call-in.
(4) Please use good operating practices and procedures. Mobiles have priority. Remember, if a station calls in, during the gap between overs', always acknowledge them and please DON'T leave them sitting on the side, while everyone else has an over.
(6) If, under lift conditions, you wish to use another repeater on RV63, please turn off the 103.5 Hz ctcss tone, otherwise you will still access GB3JB.
(7) Remember that you are Radio Amateurs, using an Amateur Radio facility, so please use the appropriate operating practices and procedures.
Since you have taken the trouble to get an Amateur Licence, surely it's not to much to expect of you, that you use Amateur Radio abbreviation and accepted terminology, such as the Q-codes. We do not have a '20', we have a 'location' or 'QTH'. We do not have a 'personal', we have a 'name', etc., etc., If you still use CB, that's fine, no problem, BUT please leave the CB lingo for CB, and not when you use GB3JB or any other Amateur Radio facility or the Amateur bands.
(8) Ignore any idots - If you don't hear a callsign, do NOT respond - EVER !
