Lancashire amateur radio repeater to close down

GB3PF, the amateur radio 70cm voice repeater near Blackburn in Lancashire on channel RB0 will shortly be closing down.

It is with sadness that the North Western Repeater Group has had to make this decision. However, as the site owners, after many years of charging a nominal site fee for radio amateurs, suddenly decided to increase the site fee to more than £6000 per annum, funding continued operation from the same site is beyond the means of the small group of amateurs.

If a suitable alternative site can be found within a few kilometres of the existing site at NGR SD707313, a site move may be possible.

So, if you live on top of hill within a few kilometres of the Sunny Bower area of Blackburn and would not mind hosting a 70cm repeater, please contact Mark Walmsley, G0VOF via e-mail to mark<at>brownhill.demon.co.uk or on 01254 245 468

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