Galway Fusion Repeater

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The Galway Digital Radio Group are pleased to announce that the Galway Radio Club Fusion Repeater is operational from its new site in Knockroe, Loughrea Co. Galway.

The Repeater is operating in AMS Mode (Automatic Mode Select) so if it receives Analog signals it will retransmit in Analog or if it receives C4FM it will transmit C4FM.

The input frequency is 145.025MHz and output is 145.625 MHz. CTCSS tones of 77Hz are required to access the Analog side of the Repeater. The repeater transmits CTCSS tones of 77Hz on the Analog Side.

Special thanks to Aengus EI4ABB, Des EI5GT and Enda EI2II who set this up on Saturday 13th June 2020.

Initial reports are coming in over a wide area. Reports from Mayo state that the Repeater can be accessed on Low power. Wires-X will be connected allowing worldwide access.

Significant Digital Voice Growth

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The Irish Radio Transmitters Society report that the installation of three additional gateways for digital voice modes has finally been completed.

EI2BED based in Roscommon provides coverage across the west-midlands and eastern side of county Galway.

EI7SND located in Mullingar expands this coverage across the eastern part of the midlands region.

The third gateway EI2KTD which is located in Kildare extends coverage even further in the southeastern direction.

Additional information about these systems is available from their QRZ.com profile pages

Folkestone Repeater Group Supports Locals During Covid-19

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The Folkestone Repeater Group repeaters have been very busy during the coronavirus lockdown.

GB3FK has been very active with locals looking out for each other daily.

A local Amateur Stan G6ZNW has been active and on hand for anyone wanting shopping or medicine delivered.

The repeater has always been very much a local community repeater with good activity levels. We have also welcomed many call in's from Echolink stations.

The other group repeaters have also been busy during this period on DMR, and DSTAR.

Folkestone Repeater Group - https://www.folkestonerepeatergroup.org.uk/