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<H1>GB7YD-C D-Star Repeater 70cm Node off air</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The RSGB Emerging Technology Co-ordination Committee
(ETCC) website reports that the 70cm D-Star repeater <STRONG>GB7YD-C has been
removed from service</STRONG>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The website says: <BR></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"Ernie G4LUE advises that GB7YD D-Star Digital Voice
Repeater node -C (70cm) has been removed from service until an alternative
frequency can be found." </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The video, <STRONG><EM>"D-STAR Problems on
GB7YD"</EM></STRONG> showing the interference problem on the input frequency,
can be seen here: <SPAN class=a><FONT color=#008000
size=2>www.<B>youtube</B>.com/watch?v=ur5-fQN0hqI&feature=related</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Problems have been experienced at other D-Star 70
cm repeaters with an input on 433.9125 MHz</STRONG>. <BR></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Unfortunately this part of the Amateur Band was
made licence exempt and is used by a large number of unlicenced devices for
remote control and telemetry applications, for example automobile key fobs, door
bells and data links for consumer weather stations</STRONG>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>RSGB Emerging Technology Co-ordination Committee ETCC
</FONT><A href="http://www.ukrepeater.net/"><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.ukrepeater.net/</FONT></A><BR><BR></P></BODY></HTML>