Category: Miscellaneous

The demise of DMR in the area has seen a resurgence of a few of the locals go back to 10m SSB instead.  We have been using 28.495 USB (on and off) for over 10 years now, with a brief flirt with DMR in between when we put GB7MB on air.  Activity is low of course, but is monitored most of the time, so fire your HF rig up and shout up. We are vey relaxed on there and fun, please don’t get offended by the goings-on on 28.495 – instead, just join in,
DONT BE a LISTENER !

The photo above is a MMDVM – a little radio board that sits on top of a Raspberry Pi – those tiny twenty quid computers – and it’s a hotspot for your P25 rig.
You can buy them ready built too,  they work fine. here’s an example.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UHF-VHF-MMDVM-Hotspot-pi-star-Support-P25-DMR-D-Star-For-Raspberry-Pi-Antenna/253949198976?epid=10025105973&hash=item3b208d4280:g:~csAAOSw61Fb0YNh

After a bit of a config you need a P25 set, they pop up on Ebay and other places occasionally.
you shouldn’t need to pay much above £100 for one, the chinese haven’t yet made a cheap P25 set yet, and likely never will, have a google for P25 digital if you don’t know what it is.

We have a Morecambe bay reflector for P25 and several users, though again, activity is low 🙁

So, that’s an overdue update, just so you know what’s happening (not too much) but feel free to use GB7MB and have fun.

As most DMR locals may have noticed, GB7UZ is off-air and there is no way of knowing if it will ever return.
So It isn’t your radio – the repeater is gone.

To everyone that came to visit us at Blackpool rally yesterday and very kindly surprised us with donations, we’d like to say a big Thankyou to You all, and also of course, to Everyone who has supported us this far, either with donations, equipment, time or other assistance along the way,. even just by joining in,  It shows the true Amateur spirit is still alive and kicking !

-Hax, Mot and Paul-
All work, text and images © GB7MB

I wondered where the original Chinese manufacturer of these CS700 sets was hiding.. so it appears that this is them (apparently)   here is their site..   CoValue.com.cn   How true it is, i can’t tell.
interesting though all the same… unless you know better – in which case, write in and let us know !

–Hax–
All work, text and images © GB7MB

Week commencing Monday the 9th

There may be some network interruption on the repeater this week, as we swap over equipment and upgrade the internet connection. There may also be some down time on Tuesday afternoon as some electrical work is undertaken at the site.

GB7MB may suffer from a few interruptions today as a few adjustments are made. It may also be disconnected from the network so that we can upgrade some of the equipment. This could last until quite late this evening.

We are pleased to say that GB7MB is now active and connected the DMR-MARC network.

Well the powers that be have now finished for the year, ending any expectation of GB7MB getting on air  before the new year. So the repeater will have to remain on the test bench a little longer.

So it is time to wish all our members and visitors a happy Christmas, and a good new year. We hope everyone enjoys there holiday.