New D-STAR repeater to go on test in Portugal's Algarve

José Guerreiro, CT1EPS the President of RCL - Radioamador Clube de Loulé, has announced on the Portuguese ARLA/CLUSTER Internet mailing list last November 22, that a new D-STAR repeater will go on test operating in the Algarve, Portugal from December 9 to December 16.

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: RU586
Call Sign: CQ0UDFO
TX Repeater: 438.575 MHz
RX Repeater: 430.975 MHz
Shift: -7,6 MHz.
RF Power: 20W

QTH local designation: Fóia / Serra de Monchique
Geographic Location: 37º19´00" N / 8º35´35" W
Locator Maidenhead: IM57QH
Altitude (ASL): 932m

Antenna Type: Diamond X200
Heading: Omni Vertical.
Mode: GMSK (F1D).
DesEmi: 7K60FXE.

Internet Gateway: Available.

Responsible Keeper: RCL - Radioamador Clube de Loulé.

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 from Portugal.

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