New D-STAR repeater in Serra dos Candeeiros, Portugal

Paulo Santos CT1EWA the President of ARAL -Associação de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria, has announced at the Portuguese ARLA/CLUSTER Internet mailing list on last January 17, that a new D-STAR repeater will go on test operating in Serra dos Candeeiros in center of Portugal, this Saturday, January 19.

This repeater operates only at the 70 cm Amateur Radio band, on a Digital Repeater Communications sub-band IARU recommendations channels.

Info data about the device;

UHF Channel: RU582
Call Sign: CQ0DLR
TX Repeater: 438.525 MHz
RX Repeater: 430.925 MHz
Shift: -7,6 MHz.
RF Power: 25 W

QTH local designation: Bezerra - Serra dos Candeeiros Geographic Location: 39º 32` 57,81" N/08º 52´35" 02,32" W

Locator Maidenhead: IM59nn
Altitude (ASL): 590m
Heading: Omni Vertical.
Mode: GMSK (F1D).
DesEmi: 7K60FXE.
Internet Gateway: Not Available.

Responsible Keeper: ARAL -Associação de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria

This Local Ham Radio Association have join efforts with NAUCOM ( Icom's delegate company for Portugal ), and thanks to ICP-ANACOM - ( the equivalent to FCC in Portugal ) conformity, the project have become achievable.

With such partnership it was possible to engage this new technology in Portugal.

Best Regards

João Costa CT1FBF
Moderator of the ARLA/CLUSTER mailing List.

More info in ARAL Web Site:http://www.qsl.net/ct6arl/index.htm