AGM
In spite of many apologies, we had a good turnout for our AGM, which was followed by a sumptuous club sponsored braai. A new committee was elected. There are two new committee members: ZS5DU and ZS5ANT
Read MoreEstcourt Repeater Lost Power
We lost power at the Estcourt repeater at Griffin’s Hill during our first spring storm. The circuit breaker probably tripped again inside the Eskom building and we are waiting for staff to reset it when next they are in the area.
Read MoreBimonthly Meeting
We held our bimonthly meeting again at 11h00, which was followed by a most informative talk “Tracking Wildlife” by Ben ZS5BH. It’s fascinating how quickly the technology evolves wit the tracking equipment!
Read MoreComrades 2018
Comrades 2018. Some of our members, together with HARC members, helped Hamnet again with radio comms on the down run. It was an early and cold start. Willem ZS5WA did duty as the Pietermaritzburg JOC, later handing over to the Durban JOC in Moses Mabida stadium, where ZS5GD, ZS5WFD and ZS5LT were on station. Both […]
Read MoreReprogrammed Link To Alverstone
After ZS5ML reprogrammed the wireless link to Alverstone, Andy ZS5CEY managed to reprogram the settings on the DStar repeater at Alverstone to get it linked again. Thanks Andy!
Read MoreRestoring TX Signal At World’s View
Ant and Koos were at it again – sorting the 750 repeater at World’s View 🙂 The tx antenna has been moved back onto the tower in it’s original spot. The tx signal is once again restored and strong! The “old” Kenwood repeater was also replaced. The audio is now lower, but left there for […]
Read MoreAlverstone Link Re-established
The link to Alverstone was re-established today. The UHF repeater is now linked to the repeater network, and should come in handy for emergency comms during the Comrades Marathon. The repeaters linked at the moment are: Durban, Highway 145.625MHz Alverstone 439.325MHz Pietermaritzburg, World’sView 145.750MHz Pietermaritzburg, Hilton 145.6625MHz Estcourt, Griffin’s Hill 145.700MHz
Read MoreWorld’s View Repeater Replaced
Koos, ZS5KDK replaced the 750 repeater at World’s View with the repeater which was recovered from the old Richmond site, in order to improve the audio. Please test and send back feedback. It is linked and will hopefully improve emergency communications during this year’s Comrades Marathon.
Read MoreReinstalled Alverstone DStar & UHF Repeaters
Koos, Andy and Fred reinstalled the DStar and UHF repeaters at Alverstone. The UHF frequency is 439.325 / 431.725MHz with 88.5 tone. Well done OM! The wireless link has to be re-established for an internet connection.
Read MoreNew Club Fees
The new club fees are shown below, and are due by 31 May 2018: Subs Pensioner Full Member A person holding an amateur radio Licence issued by ICASA R200 R140 Family Member Licenced spouse of a full member R140 R80 Student A fulltime student or scholar under 23 years old R100 N/A Disabled Member […]
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