ARLA/CLUSTER: CQ0DSM now connect to Internet.

[João Gonçalves Costa]

 CQ0DSM is the call sign of the most recent D-STAR repeater radio station connect to Internet and in operation from Portugal.

Located in Serra de São Mamede / Portalegre, but only a few Km of the border with the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in Spain, this device is pass a test phase.

The new entire project, as well as the official operational licence goes to R. E. P. - Rede dos Emissores Portugueses. This national ham radio association would like to express a public recognition, regarding all those colleagues who helped on the accomplishment of such remarkable motivating project. This assignment was only possible thanks to group of new financial contributors. According with the plan, a Internet gateway connection is now ready to be accessible.

Below we let you with the previously announced data and TRX configuration tips :

UHF Channel: RU680.
Call Sign: CQ0DSM
TX Repeater: 438,500 MHz.
RX Repeater: 430,900 MHz.
Shift: -7,6 MHz.
RF Power: 25 W.
QTH local designation: Serra de São Mamede / Portalegre.
Geographic Location: N 39º 18` 45,50" / W 007º 21´ 30,72".
Locator Maidenhead: IM69hh.
Altitude (ASL): 1025m.
Heading: Omni Vertical.
DesEmi: 6K00F7W.
Internet Gateway: Available.
Technical maintenance responsibility: Jaime Pinheiro (CT2GPZ).
Licence owner : R.E.P. - Rede dos Emissores Portugueses.

This national Ham Radio Association have join efforts with NAUCOM (Icom's delegate company for Portugal ), and thanks to ICP-ANACOM - (the equivalent to FCC in Portugal ) conformity, the project have become achievable.

Sources: Jorge Santos(CT1JIB) Co-Sysop of CQ0DSM and Jaime Pinheiro(CT2GPZ).