====== GB7WIN Crab Wood, Winchester, Hants IO91hb ====== GB7WIN was commissioned on 23rd March 2025 as a joint project between Alan G8IPG and Jason M0MZF on the radio site at Crab Wood, Winchester as part of [[https://swhr.org.uk/|South West Hampshire Raynet's]] wider project to provide digital voice and data services to amateurs across the wider area. Thanks to Matt 2E0HKD for his continuing involvement in BPQ node configuration! **Live traffic monitor at [[http://gb7win.ddns.net:50650]]**\\ **Get on WhatsPac :) [[http://whatspac.m0ahn.co.uk:88/]]** =====Current and planned ports===== ^ Freq. ^ Pol ^ Mode ^ NinoTNC mode ^ Status ^ Links ^ | 144.9375 MHz | V | NinoTNC QPSK 3k6 IL2P+CRC | 0101 | active | GB7RDG GB7BSK GB7WOD MB7NPW | | 50.650 MHz | V | NinoTNC GFSK 4k8 IL2P+CRC | 0100 | planned | GB7RDG MB7NPW GB7IOW? | | 70.4875 MHz | V | NinoTNC GFSK 4k8 IL2P+CRC | 0100 | considered | GB7EBN? | | 432.650 MHz | V | NinoTNC GFSK 9k6 IL2P+CRC | 0010 | considered | GB7IOW? G7BCS? | As far as possible we hope to use the forthcoming 6m port for linking and the 2m port for user access; with only the 2m port currently operational locked NETROM routes have been implemented to the following nodes with which we have a (mostly!) reliable circuit: [[nodes:gb7rdg|GB7RDG]] (Reading, Berks), [[nodes:gb7bsk|GB7BSK]] (Basingstoke, Hants), [[nodes:gb7wod|GB7WOD]] (Woodley, Berks) and [[nodes:mb7npw|MB7NPW]] (Pewsey, Wilts). =====Technical===== * Modified Comet GP-15N @ ~40m AGL / ~200m ASL, 55m Andrews LDF7-50A, 14dBW ERP * Raspberry Pi 5 / Raspberry Pi OS (Debian Bookworm) * LinBPQ ([[packet:linbpq-apt-installation|latest from Hibby's repo]]) * [[packet:ninotnc|NinoTNC A4]] * Motorola GM380 (data in / flat audio out) =====Coverage Maps===== Simulations from radiomobileonline; Base antenna 12m AGL; Strong signal 15dBuV/m, Weak Signal 3dBuV/m ^ 2m plot, 4dBi antenna, 12m AGL ^ 6m plot, 2.2dBi antenna, 12m AGL ^ | {{:nodes:2m_crab_wood_45m_25w_erp_base.png?400}} | {{:nodes:6m_crab_wood_45m_25w_erp_base.png?400}} | =====Other FAC'd equipment on site===== * MB7UUW APRS Digipeater, 144.800 MHz * GB7CW DMR Repeater, South West Cluster, DVU48 439.600 MHz -9MHz, CC5, Slot 1 TG 9 Local, Slot 2 TG 950 Cluster