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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 !

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Back On Air + Water Company.

Hi All,

Just a quickie, to advise that I switched GB3JB, back on at 3:40 pm, today 21st January 2014.

It having been off air, since 6:30 pm yesterday evening.

It is running at full nominal power.

Battery volts were back up at 24.9 volts on TX load, and 25.2 volts RX squelched mode.

Despite the Met Office web site indicating that there would be little breeze today or tomorrow, and there being little sign of any breeze here in Wincanton, when I got to the site, there was a very strong wind blowing, which got stronger the longer I was there.

The site has now been taken over by the Water company and their team of Archaeologists, who are doing some detailed assessment and recovery work, prior to the big diggers moving onto the site to lay the new water main.

However, provided you are prepared to walk through 6" of mud, or the car will get you to the barn doors, you are OK.

The heavy plant and machinery, thats already arrived on site, has churned up the ground, in just one day.

The site gate has a new security padlock, and loads of security fencing, around it.

So currently, if there is no work going on at the site, access is zero, although there is no problem carrying out work on the site, provided they are there.

I understand that work on the site will be ongoing for the next 6 to 10 weeks.

Cheers & 73's
Dave, G3ZXX.
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