Forum: GB3FE REPEATER PROJECT (2M REPEATER, STIRLING)

Hi all The repeater has now had all the feeder, connectors and antenna replaced. Initial results seem OK but it would be good to give the repeater a work out in case more in depth investigations are needed. The filters will be swept properly next Thursday also but initial testing does...

Hi all As you will be aware, GB3FE is having a few problems with noise breakthrough. During the week I checked the SWR on the antenna and noted that it was peaking with the gusts of wind. Today the antenna was lowered and the fault was traced to a dry solder joint on the LDF-450,...

Hi all. For the second time it appears that the application for an IRLP node for GB3FE has either not got through to them by e-mail or has been ignored :mad:. I will try to submit it by post and see how it goes. So much for e-mail :scratch Will keep you all advised.

Hi all. I have received an e-mail regarding low audio levels from GB3FE, so I visited the club today and checked them on the Marconi 2955 and noted the following levels 1.5KHz output for 1.5KHz input 2.48KHz output for 2.5KHz input Over 2.9KHz output for over 5KHz input The ident...

Hi all. It is anticipated that the repeater will be off the air over this weekend for some maintenance. Will only be off for an hour or two.... hopefully...... Wullie

Hi all. The new antenna has a fault, the VSWR is greater than 3:1 so I have reverted back to the co-linear on the latice tower which has a VSWR of 1.5:1 until the main antenna can be checked out. The repeater still remmains on single antenna working. Regards Wullie

Hi all. We have been donated some commercial repeaters and controllers which I have managed to get working on the GB3FE frequencies. The standby repeater consists of Tait 800 Repeater Zetron Model 38A Controller / Logic It still requires some tweaking and setup to get the...

Hi all, with the new Sinclair Dual Isolator now installed, the repeater is now working on the single antenna. The Isolator gives us about 75dB of isolation and is more stable than the the Airtech one previously used. The antenna is now installed in its new permanent location with new LDF4-50...

GB3FE will be off the air for a period of a few hours at any one time over the weekend 20/21 June. This is to allow for work on the antenna system. Sorry for the small outages.

Hi all. GB3FE was taken off air earilier today as it appears to have gone deaf. The elastic threads in the ferrite cores had perished through time and the cores had moved, the elastics have how been replaced and the entire repeater re-alligned. The repeater is still on two antennas...

Hi all I think this thread is needing updated. FE is now live and reports on audio quality are all welcome through the web site good and bad. :bigg

Hi all. The repeater went on the air tonight at 21:30 and went off the air at about 21:45 :scratch Then back on the air at 22:45 for about 10 mins. The repeater keeps blowing one of the fuses on the front panel, I think it has blown the other one now :sad:. Think 10A fuses are cutting it a...

:mrgrhas been issued:mrgr:chee:mrgr

Just checking the page tonight and thing have moved fast.http://www.ukrepeater.net/vetting.html Better get the finger out :bigg

Hi all. No news on the licensing process yet :sad: but I submitted the Stirling Club's letter of support to them and will submit the letter from FRC when I get it. On the radio front I uplifted the repeater from the club and made a start on getting it going on 2m. The TX is up and...