D-Star expands on two metres

he D-Star system has become accessible to many more UK stations thanks to several newly operational two meter repeaters. These include GB7DG in Glasgow, GB7YD in Yorkshire, GB7MI in Manchester and GB7DE in Fife. D-Star repeaters have already become well established on the 70cm band but these VHF units will considerably broaden access to the network. An overview of D-Star was published in the March edition of RadCom, and coverage information can be found at www.ukrepeater.net Barnsley’s new 70cm D-Star repeater has been forced off the air because interference on its input from unlicensed devices. GB7YD dash C on 433.9125MHz has been removed from service until an alternative frequency can be found. This part of the band is used by a large number of licence-exempt micro power consumer electronic devices. These include vehicle keyless entry systems, wireless door bells and data links for home weather stations. [GB2RS]

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