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SWLANCS cross link bridge down…

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UPDATE 13th March 2024 – It appears the PC we thought had died has an intermittent fault. For now at least, it appears to be working again. It’s now back in service but for how long, who knows. In the meantime we’re looking to source a better spec PC than the spare we have so it can be replaced with something a little more robust.

The Windows PC that supports cross linking between the Wires-X room and YSF reflector is down. Spare hardware is available but needs configuring.

Work will start on this today.

73, the GB3OA team.

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Scheduled Connections – Update

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Thanks all for your patience! We’re pleased to report some progress on the previously reported issue on scheduled connections. Some changes have been made, not sure which one did the trick, or maybe it’s a combination, but scheduled connections are now available again.

An updated version of the software became available so that’s been installed, plus we’ve switched VPN providers and also implemented a VLAN at the site of the repeater.

In addition, we’ve resurrected the GB3OA room and bridged it to the YSF reflector 11704 (GB-SW-LANCS)

So, here’s the current connections schedule:

  • From 7am until 8:30am every day, GB3OA will be connected to the North West Fusion Group room, 44422 to cover the Squirrel net.
  • At all other times, it will be connected to its own room, now called GB-SW-LANCS (05239). This Wires-X room is also RF bridged to the YSF reflector (also called GB-SW-LANCS), the number of which is 11704.

Please note – The repeater can be disconnected at any time and connected to wherever you like. After thirty minutes of inactivity, the repeater will reconnect to either NWFG or GB-SW-LANCS depending on the time of day.

The operating pages on this website will be updated accordingly in due course.

The GB3OA team.

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Some technical issues – Removal of scheduled connections.

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For the latest update on this issue, click here.

Maybe it’s the PC we run Wires-X on, maybe it’s Wires-X itself. Possibly it’s the auto-connect scheduler that runs in the background.

Either way, over recent weeks we’ve seen multiple hiccups in the way Wires-X performs (or rather doesn’t), specifically that it keeps crashing taking the PC with it. The scheduler is only installed to facilitate the connection to NWFG a couple of times a day. The logs also show, that while the repeater is connected to NWFG, there is little to no local activity on GB3OA

As a result, and in an effort to try and get to the bottom of the problem, the scheduler has been un-installed meaning that there will no longer be any automatic connections made.

So, we’re back to *very* basic operation! Wires-X of course remains enabled.

Regards, the GB3OA team.

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Back to basics…..

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After several months of operation, looking at the logs it’s clear to see the repeater is getting very little use. Maybe with all the additional ways of linking that were provided, it’s all got a little too complicated. So….

Changes have been made with the result that GB3OA is now a simple FM / C4FM repeater with no additional ways of linking (Wires-X of course still exists). It’s not normally connected anywhere, but does have its own room (Southport-UK). So, feel free to use it to suit your own needs. Hopefully this way we may get a little more activity!

The SW-LANCS YSF Reflector and XLX704 XLX reflector are no more.

73, The GB3OA team.

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Linking

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Everything is to some extent, still being developed. But we thought it may help to give an overview of what linking is available, both in terms of using the repeater and seeing what you can link too, plus how to connect to the repeater if you’re outside of its coverage area.

As a ‘starter for ten’ a new page has been added to the website to give an overview. Please see the link below.

Linking from / to GB3OA

We hope it helps!

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