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GB7YD pay pall donations - 15/02/2008
The South Yorkshire Repeater Group have put a pay pall donation point on our web site
www.southyorkshirerepeatergroup.co.uk
We ask anyone who is interested in using GB7YD 2 meters and 70 Cms to donate to the group.
At this moment in time we have invested over £3000 in to the Dstar project to get on to the server this will cost us £500 each year after the 1st year and £300.
Ernie G4LUE
Posted By: Mr Ernest. Bailey
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Mr Gavin Nesbitt
Date:
20 February 2008 11:27
Snip from [dstar-uk] Dstar and South Yorks Repeater Group GB7YD 70cm email by Ernie on 31/1/08
"...We are lucky to have a large donation each year from the Barnsley
Rally (Great Northern Hamfest). This has provided the group with much
needed funds to pay site rents repairs and upgrading of the
equipment. We get very little donations from users around £200
within the last 5 years. Without the hard work and support of a few
local amateurs we would not have a rally or any repeaters.
The Group runs 4 repeaters, GB3NA, GB3SY and, GB3YR these have been
upgraded to Kendecom (ACS) purpose built repeaters, Cat 300
controllers and TX/RX cavities, Procom on GB3NA. which again have
been bought with monies given by the Great Northern Hamfest. We also
run GB7YD Dstar 70cms.
In March last year the group applied for community funding. After
four failed applications, the group sought the help of a funding
adviser. The group then succeeded in 2 funding bids with almost
£14,000 of funding to buy equipment for mechanical and electronic
construction, (in the form of transmitters receivers power supplies
and cavities..."
Gavin Nesbitt, M1BXF.
http://Geekhouse.Weebly.Com
CRG Technical Coordinator.
www.cambridgerepeaters.net
www.camb-hams.com