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Hilton Repeater Offline

The Hilton 145.6625 repeater went off line at 21h38 due to a power issue at Hilton SAPS.

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Faults
June 2, 2017August 9, 2023 by Marc_admin
  • Faults
  • Troubleshooting

Estcourt Repeater Lost Power

The Estcourt repeater lost power again at 06h40 🙁

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Estcourt, Faults, Troubleshooting
June 7, 2016August 9, 2023 by Marc_admin
  • Faults
  • Troubleshooting

Estcourt Repeater Lost Power

The Estcourt repeater lost power on 23 May.  ZR5S sent Eskom a message about this a few days ago, and the repeater is up and running again as of 03h22 this morning 🙂

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Estcourt, Faults, Troubleshooting
June 5, 2016August 9, 2023 by Marc_admin
  • Faults
  • Troubleshooting

Sorted The Estcourt Repeater

ZS5KDK sorted the Estcourt Repeater.  The link was restored on Friday, which means that the repeater is up and running, and linked.  Have not heard Tony from Estcourt yet…Thanks Koos for sorting this!

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Estcourt, Faults, Troubleshooting, ZS5KDK
March 20, 2016August 9, 2023 by Marc_admin
  • Faults
  • Troubleshooting

Lightning Damaged World’s View RTCM

Lightning strike at 16h42 at World’s View damaged the RTCM on the 145.750MHz repeater.  ZR5S and ZS5ML went up on Monday morning, and found that there was a lot of other damage as well to the others on the tower.  It looks like the damage came through the electrical supply, rather than from a strike […]

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Faults, Lightning Strike, Troubleshooting, ZS5ML
November 29, 2015August 9, 2023 by Marc_admin
  • Faults
  • Troubleshooting

DMR Communications Problems

DMR communications have been disappointing, as we battled to trigger the repeater.  We hoped that this was due to a faulty antenna.  Also, the routing problem was still there as we could not be heard on the Durban DMR.  We (ZR5S and ZS5ML) went to the repeater this afternoon armed with connectors and another second […]

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DMR, Faults, Troubleshooting, ZR5S, ZS5ML
July 17, 2015August 9, 2023 by Marc_admin

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HF/VHF Data

Recent Posts

  • General Meeting August 2026
  • First Impressions of the Think Node M6
  • Meshtastic Solar Node Install Estcourt
  • Meshtastic Solar Node Install Hilton
  • General Meeting July 2026

Recent Comments

  1. Chris Collingwood (ex-ZR5UW, now VK3ZAU) on Groenekloof Site Clean
  2. Capt PE Hansen on General Meeting March 2026 (Discuss Clubs Future)
  3. Paul Hansen on General Meeting March 2026 (Discuss Clubs Future)
  4. Riaan on SARL Website Move Notice
  5. Riaan on SARL Website Move Notice

Band Conditions

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  • Bimonthly Meeting
  • General Meeting

General Meeting August 2026

August 8, 2026August 11, 2026
  • Assessment
  • Repeater
  • Testing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Update

First Impressions of the Think Node M6

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026
  • Install
  • Repeater
  • Testing

Meshtastic Solar Node Install Estcourt

July 26, 2026July 29, 2026
  • Install
  • Repeater
  • Testing

Meshtastic Solar Node Install Hilton

July 23, 2026July 29, 2026
  • Bimonthly Meeting
  • Club Fees
  • Committee Decision
  • General Meeting

General Meeting July 2026

July 11, 2026July 29, 2026

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