UK 5 MHz Beacon to Close

It has been announced that the 5 MHz (60m) beacon GB3WES at Westmorland IO84qn on 5.290 MHz will close down on 11th March 2020, when its Notice of Variation (NoV) expires

The beacon entered service on 30th October 2004. At the time it was one of a chain of three UK 5 MHz propagation research beacons, the others being GB3RAL in Oxfordshire and GB3ORK in Orkney

After GB3WES closes, the only GB3ORK will remain.

GB3WES Site - http://gb3wes.g3wgv.com/

GB3GV ATV Repeater Back to Full Power

GB3GV, the Leicestershire Repeater Group 23cm ATV repeater, has now been restored to full ERP following a site visit on 1 February 2020.

Leicestershire Repeater Group - http://www.leicestershirerepeatergroup.org.uk

GB3EG Now On-Air in Wigan

The GB3EG repeater, located in Wigan, is now on the air.

It is an analogue repeater with no internet connection activity.

The location is at the QTH of 2E0SAF, approximately 200ft above sea level, with a mast 11.5m above ground level.

Its RF output is at 7dBW, that’s about five watts but has had some good reports from further afield.

It is accessed by 82.5Hz CTCSS tone only, and the operating frequencies are 430.9125MHz and 438.5125MHz with narrow deviation.