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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 9 September 2013

The Hole Is Gone ......

Hi All,

 I'm sure that you have all been waiting for this bit of news ......

 They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words, so have a look at the slide show.



To see the YouTube video click here.


 OK, so the next move is to wait .... a month or so to ensure that the 3.5 cubic meters of re-enforced concrete cures properly.

 About 7.5 metric tones, and just short of £400.

 We need a drop of rain each day, otherwise I'll be having to go up each day to water ... Just a shower, first thing in the morning would be nice.

 Once it's cured, then we can install the tower.

 The next requirement is to engineer some means of attaching the two 1m x 1.6m solar panels to the upper section of the tower.

 There is also a requirement to straighten several bent/distorted cross braces in the tower sections.

 In addition, we will need to obtain some means of preventing Mr. Idiot, from attempting to climb the tower or even attempting to unbolt it from it's base.

 So with a bit of luck, if everything comes together, somewhere around about the middle of October, GB3JB, should be just about ready to put back on air.

 My sincere thanks to David, Carl, Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris, Frank, Mike and Stuart, whose help with sorting the hole and base, etc., was invaluable.  If I have forgotten any one, my apologies.

 I cannot thank all you guys enough, and just hope that all the users of JB will appreciate all the time and effort, you have put in, and will undoubtedly continue to provide to make sure the project reaches a successful conclusion. I could not do it without your help.

 Cheers & 73's
Dave, G3ZXX.
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