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GB7RDG Reading, Berkshire

General service 40m, VHF and UHF BPQ node with great take-off to all southerly azimuths from west Reading.

Live traffic monitor: https://gb7rdg-live.ukpacketradio.network/

Sights set on QO-100 service. AX.25 over UDP/IP (AXIP) service available as a last resort. Interested in 868MHz mesh linking, and AREDN.

Linked to G7BCS (and onwards to GB7IOW) via VHF but currently subject to QRM, and to GB7WOD (Woodley) and GB7WOK (Wokingham) and beyond via UHF.

Linked reliably to GB7BSK (Basingstoke) via 2m.

Centre Pol Dial for NinoTNC Mode NinoTNC mode Status
7051.6 kHz H 7050.1 USB BPSK300 IL2P+CRC 1000 active
50.650 MHz V 50.6485 USB BPSK300 IL2P+CRC 1000 inop (EMC issue to solve)
144.950 MHz V 144.950 FM NinoTNC QPSK3600 IL2P+CRC 0101 (v39 fw) active
432.625 MHz V 432.625 FM G3RUH 9600 IL2P+CRC 0010 active

NB- relatively recent NinoTNC firmware required for some modes - see https://github.com/ninocarrillo/flashtnc for easy process.

NET/ROM enabled on VHF/UHF ports. Please keep nodes broadcasts short on 6m.

Packet mail region #42.GBR.EURO

Sysop: Tom M0LTE (M0LTE@GB7RDG.#42.GBR.EURO)

Locator: IO91lk
Lat/lon: 51.447, -1.027

Technical

Mail

GB7RDG provides mail service, including the bulletin feed from GB7CIP over RF.