A liitle about the repeater

Both repeaters are located HERE, on the roof of Bath University overlooking the historic city of Bath

GB3UB is the 70cm 433mhz voice repeater and operates on 433.100/434.700mhz, ctcss 118.8hz. It uses a converted Storno base station using G8CUL logic running 10w to two Jaybeam folded dipoles. It provides hand-held coverage around the city of Bath, out towards Chippenham, down towards Midsomer Norton and across towards Westbury. It is internet linked via Echolink (node no. 201135 )
MB7UB is the APRS data digipeater.

You can find out what I do in my day job HERE.

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25 August 2013

MB7UB Upgrade?

For those using UiView/APRS in the Bath area will have noticed UB has been off quite a bit lately. The problem is that it runs with a VERY old laptop running Win 95! This is fine for what it needs to do. However, it appears the power supply on site seems to go off/spike/ etc. from time to time and the laptop resets itself. Unfortunately not back into UiView mode. I am very grateful to the fairies who seem able to attend the site and reset the system. I have at present sitting on the bench a Pac-Comm TNC-220 I hope over the next months get this working as a standalone digi, even running on a float battery to make things a little more reliable.

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