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RV63 - Out 145.7875 MHz - In 145.1875 MHz - 103.5 Hz ctcss (G).


GB3JB is funded solely by donations from its' users and supporters. There is no club or group to join and no annual membership fee. We rely totally on your good will.

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.

To access the repeater, users must continually transmit a 103.5 Hz ctcss tone. There is NO 1750 hz tone burst capability.

The system timeout has been reduced to 3 minutes, so please set your rigs' TOT accordingly.

The simple rules for using GB3JB ....

(1) GB3JB is available for ALL Licensed Radio Amateurs to use, be they 'newly licensed' or an 'old timer'.

(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.

(5) Only use the minimum power necessary - remember there are other repeaters on the same channel. The repeater only transmits with 25 watts ERP, so if its' 5/9 with you, you don't need to use 50 watts to a high gain vertical, when 5 or 10 watts will do. If you use 25 watts ERP, then the signals strengths should be reasonably reciprocal.

(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.

and finally .....

(8) Ignore any idots - If you don't hear a callsign, do NOT respond - EVER !

Monday, 8 June 2009

Site Developments.....

Hi All,
Just thought that it would be useful to bring you up to date, with developments.
As you are probably aware, it has been decided to allow The WesseX Repeater Group to install an up-dated GB3WX (6m / 10m cross-band repeater), at the 'JB' site.

This repeater having previously been operational, as a 6m repeater, from a site near Kilmington, in South Wiltshire.
This development is of course subject to them receiving approval from the authorities, to change the repeater parameters and it's location.
With regard to 'JB' and its supporters, we perceive that there are no significant implications for either the repeater or its funding.
Like 'JB', The Wessex Repeater Group are funded by donations and they will be funding all the cost associated with their project.
With regard to electrical energy, they will be tapping into the 'JB' supply.
However, we do not see this as a problem as more often than not we are shunting energy into the dump load, to prevent the existing batteries from being over charged.

The only implication for TWXRG, in this respect, is the need or them to supply us with some additional batteries to support their additional power loading, when no charging is taking place.

TWXRG will also be expected to either organise their own insurance, which will offer the same or better cover than our own policy, or they will be expected to pay for the additional costs associated with adding their equipment to our policy schedule.

TWXRG will also be expected to contribute 50% of the annual site fees.
Between now and the end of June, 'JB' will go off-air for a short period of time, which should last no longer than a few hours, while changes are made to the antenna support structure to facilitate the installation of the proposed GB3WX antenna's at the site.

This is so that TWXRG can carry out test transmissions from the site, on both 6m and 10m simplex freqiencies.
We will advise you all as soon as the date is known.
If you have any interest in their project, we are sure that they would appreciate you visiting the TWXRG web site, and completeing their on-line survey.
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