A big thanks to Stephen for helping Tony (ZR5CAT) to contact Eskom at the Griffins hill site Thanks to Tony (ZR5CAT) for taking the time and petrol money to go to the site to assess the situation Griffins Hill requires multiple layers on authentication to gain access. So it takes a bit longer to get […]
Read MoreThanks to all our members who were involved in the Groenekloof site clean in March “Following the previous MARC meeting and site visits, we arranged to meet at theGroenekloof site on Monday 30th. It was a typically misty Hilton morning when we arrived,beautifully kept reservoir grounds, I have to say.” You can view the activity […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday 18 March 2025 Koos (ZS5KDK) did some upgrades on the Groenekloof and Worlds View repeater sites. The old Lead Crystal batteries were also replaced with new Li-PO4 Lithium Batteries. The Blue Power charger at Wolds View was repaired for now but still needs to be replaced.
Read MoreThank you to Koos (ZS5KDK) for his hard work cleaning Wolds View. Once again keeping the bar held high and setting a pristine example for all Hams. Maintaining the site that houses our radio equipment is just as important as maintaining the equipment. A well kept site is a sure sign of active, disciplined and […]
Read More“Worlds View ground maintenance done. Groenekloof still closed off to construction. They have now built a building where the gate is so don’t know how to get in”. ZS5ANT Thanks to Ant and Koos for the garden maintenance!
Read More“A very big thank you to a Koos and Brian for their assistance today. Have got the 300 DMR up and running, just need to finalize the home for the antenna on the tower the. This week will finish the 750 then World’s View is 99% some. Thanks guys. Still lots of man hours ahead […]
Read MoreZS5KDK met up with Eskom at Estcourt and restored the 145.700 repeater power.
Read MoreZS5BG removed the repeater for setting changes in the previous week, and reinstalled the repeater again. The repeaters are linked through again. Unfortunately, Power was lost at the Estcourt repeater again, shortly after the link was restored about a week ago. Eskom has been informed, and said that they will restore the circuit breaker next […]
Read MoreReplacement RTCM and APRS Digipeaters have been ordered and paid for. Hopefully they will not take too long to ship, so that the World’s View repeater can get back on air.
Read MoreKoos, ZS5KDK, went to Groenekloof to cut the long grass. Here are the before and after pictures – it looks much better now, thanks Koos! It was also discovered that someone tried to break into the shack. Luckily they were unsuccessful.
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