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DMR Repeater Testing At Groenekloof

Shaun moved the DMR repeater to Groenekloof for testing.  The city centre is shielded from the Windy Hill tower, and the uhf signals were not good there.  First impressions are that signals in Pmb are now stronger from Groenekloof.  More testing is required.

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DMR, Groenekloof, Testing
August 8, 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
  • Install

Our chariman, ZR5S writes:  At short notice, I decided to go up to the Windy Hill high site to install our new Pietermaritzburg MotoTRBO DMR repeater. I was lucky to have ZS5ML Mike to join me.  We had it fired up within an hour. On the trip back to Pietermaritzburg, I tried many times to […]

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DMR, Install, MotoTRBO, ZR5S, ZS5GR, ZS5ML, ZS6MSW
July 10, 2015August 9, 2023 by Marc_admin

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Recent Posts

  • Griffin’s Hill Surge Damage
  • Groenekloof/Worlds View Upgrades
  • AGM March 2025
  • A Warm Welcome to Our New Member
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Griffin’s Hill Surge Damage

March 23, 2025March 23, 2025
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Groenekloof/Worlds View Upgrades

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
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AGM March 2025

March 15, 2025March 17, 2025
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A Warm Welcome to Our New Member

January 25, 2025January 26, 2025
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SARL Website Move Notice

January 24, 2025January 25, 2025

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