[Dstar] No VK3RBA

Wenlock wenlock.burton at three.com.au
Sun Mar 29 13:44:42 EST 2009


Thanks David,

    RBA D-Star in fact.  No not a signal over the two hours I was 
wondering around Ballarat.  And I was transmitting 5W so I doubt I 
wasn't making it into the repeater.

    De VK3YWB  Wenlock


David Tilson wrote:
> Wenlock,
>
> Unfortunately you didn't specify which of the VK3RBA repeaters you were
> trying to access, so here is the status of the various voice repeaters:
>
> VK3RBA B - D-STAR: Operational, but needs to go back to Icom soon for
> the receiver to be retuned for Australian conditions.  I will advise
> through this list when that occurs.  I presume you had RPT1 set to
> VK3RBA B.
>
> VK3RBA 70cm FM: Operational and I presume you had a 91.5Hz Tone set to
> access it.
>
> The receive sensitivity of both VK3RBA B and VK3RBA 70cm FM is down by
> approx 9dB, compared to the respective transmitters, but this will be
> improved when a replacement Window Filter is installed.  You should
> still have had no problems accessing the repeaters around Ballarat, or
> for that matter most of Melbourne and down towards Geelong.  The actual
> coverage of VK3RBA B, from what we have tested, is very close to the
> predicted coverage map as depicted on the web site at
> www.dstar.org.au/vk3rba.htm .
>
> VK3RBA 2m FM: Operational, but at a reduced power output of 250mW due to
> a PA fault.
>
> Thanks for reminding me to update the status on the web site for VK3RMM
> B.
>
> Regards,
>
> Davidt, VK3UR
>
>
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