Jan-2025
Happy New Year / Birthday ! ERG conveys its best wishes for the new year. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of ERG, which was founded in January-1975
Canvey Rally: Feb-2025
GB3CMS - 10GHz Beacon - On Test
It has a new GPS-locked signal source on 10368.960 MHz and new radome for its antenna. Signal reports are welcomed via the beaconspot.uk website
MB7IDA - 2m Echolink - On Test - Subject to Site Move
Frequency: 145.3375 MHz NBFM, 110.9 Hz CTCSS, Node 265297
2024 ERG AGM Outcome The 2024 Essex Repeater Group AGM was held at Danbury Village Hall, near Chelmsford on Thursday evening Oct-31.
GB7ZP - On Air - New Gateway attached
Thanks to generous support from Icom-UK, GB7ZP is now using a new Icom ID-RP4010V repeater unit and has been re-engineered to fit a new 19" rack. This also necessitated its filtering to be re-packaged into a new-format 1U Duplexer unit as well. Previously the original ID-RP4000V unit (which had the duplexer internal, but separate ID-RP2C Controller) had another power output fault. Gateway: As the CentOS-7 Linux OS was also obsolete, a completely new gateway unit with Icom-G3.2 and Alma Linux-9 (a RedHat variant) has been built and configured - one the first in the UK. The DStar developer community has updated its own utilities, so we have incorporated their latest Dplus Reflector Scheduling, Dashboards and a novel cross-network link to XRF/DCS reflectors. Links for these are on the Updated GB7ZP webpage Following careful development, the new gateway was attached on Sep-21st. We are confident re Icom Dplus reflector functions, and are now evaluating new scheduling and XRF/DCS features. Feel free to connect to either RF or Internet ports to check access and the newer facilties. Note - we are open to suggestions on Dplus reflector scheduling (or quiet periods for your own/club DIY links). Tests and reports to repeater keeper Joel G0URK.
GB3ER - Upgraded
We are grateful to Lamco for responding to our enquiries for the system and optional modules required. Such investment would not be possible without members support and subs - which will be appreciated if we are ever to cover the cost of a future internet link on site.
ERG Systems and Special Events ERG systems can host local nets, especially on GB3DA. More info: See here for details Clubs should conract ERG about scheduling these; and consider donations if they are regular. Note: ERG also encourages use of GB3ER and our other systems for such. If any group requires an extra net, please coordinate with ERG first!
GB3DB - 6m - On Air GB3DB is on air after undergoing Transmitter/PA maintenance following its antenna replacement on Sun 30-Aug-2020. ERG were pleased to acquire the latest version of a Diamond CP62 antenna at short notice.
GB3DA - Upgrade
Note thats it internal controller is quite different to the G8CUL logic that has been in use - it has a different style of ident, but unfortunately no 'K'. Our thanks to Moonraker for their help in supplying the kit. The system will continue to run in standalone mode as there is currently no onsite internet available. If resolved, future plans are to use the new IMRS standard (whereas Wires-X may be used separately by our simplex gateways). Capability has also been retained to fall back to DA-1/2 (though now unlikely).
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