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To program your radio for local use on the GB7SF Repeater's) follow the instructions below:

Programming For Local Use 

To program your radio for local use on the GB7SF repeater(s) follow the instructions below: NOTE To allow your audio to be heard by all users, the UK-IT now advises using port G in RPT2 for all connections.

To Locally Access the 2 m Repeater (active now) Frequency 145.7375 Negative Offset -600 Khz MYCALL = Your Call Sign URCALL = CQCQCQ RPT1 = GB7SF  C (C in 8th position) RPT2 = GB7SF  G (G in 8th position)   << *NOTE* >>	To Locally Access the future 430 Repeater Frequency 439.7375 Negative Offset -9Mhz MYCALL = Your Call Sign URCALL = CQCQCQ RPT1 = GB7SF  B (B in 8th position) RPT2 = GB7SF  G  (to be heard by all users !)
Programming For Gateway Use To access other repeaters and users via the Gateway your call sign must be registered on the Gateway System. You must only register once! Please contact M1ERS to apply  for registration. If you registered through another Repeater's Gateway System, you need not register here.   When making a Gateway call make sure you state that you are on the Gateway.  After each call listen for a sufficient period of time to allow responding stations to set their radios to answer through the Gateway. To program your radio to contact a specific station via the GB7SF Gateway follow the instructions below:
To  Contact A Specific Station Via The 2 m Repeater Gateway Frequency 145.7375 Negative Offset -600 Khz MYCALL = Your Call Sign URCALL = Call Sign of station being called RPT1 = GB7SF C (C in 8th position) RPT2 = GB7SF G (G in 8th position)	To  Contact A Specific Station Via The future 430 Repeater Gateway Frequency 439.7375 Negative Offset -9Mhz MYCALL = Your Call Sign URCALL = Call Sign of station being called RPT1 = GB7SF B (B in 8th position) RPT2 = GB7SF G (G in 8th position)
To program your radio to make a general call to a remote repeater via the GB7SF Gateway follow the instructions below:
To Make A General Call To A Remote Repeater (Example GB7IC) Via The 2 m Repeater Gateway Frequency 145.7375 Negative Offset MYCALL = Your Call Sign URCALL = /GB7IC B  (Module In 8th Position) The Module is A, B or C depending upon the remote repeater module to be accessed. RPT1 = GB7SF C (C in 8th position) RPT2 = GB7SF G (G in 8th position)	To Make A General Call To A Remote Repeater (Example GB7YD) Via The  430 Repeater Gateway Frequency 439.7375 Negative Offset -9Mhz MYCALL = Your Call Sign URCALL = /GB7YD B (Module In 8th Position) The Module is A, B or C depending upon the remote repeater module to be accessed. RPT1 = GB7SF B (B in 8th position) RPT2 = GB7SF G (G in 8th position)
When making a general call to a remote repeater URCALL must start with a / followed by the callsign and then the letter of the RF module on the remote system you wish to transmit from.  The module letter must be in the 8th position regardless of call sign length.  Common RF module identifiers are: A = 1.2 gig  B = 70 cms     C = 2 meters     G = Gateway To  utilise the one touch capture feature, on the IC-E91 press the CALL button for 1 second whilst the gateway station is still transmitting.  For the IC- 2820 press F twice and then R>CS button.
Very Important: When you sign after a gateway call you must return URCALL to CQCQCQ.  Should you fail to do so your subsequent calls will still go via the gateway to the user and/or repeater indicated in URCALL.

Sheffield D-Star Repeater

Callsign Settings for Icom IC-E2820 & IC-E91/92

Firstly, select Menu > DV SET MODE > D RPT SET & set to OFF

Receive Error messages from GB7SF

RPT?: You haven’t set the repeater callsign and or Port letter correctly

      so the repeater will not pass your call.

YOUR?: Not to critical, it just means you aren’t targeting a specific callsign.

 1)Normal Local Repeater use:

YOUR:CQCQCQ

RPT1: GB7SF  C (note the Port letter C must be in the 8th position, two spaces after the F)

RPT2: NOT USED*

MY: sign>

RX: GB7SF  C/ You have made a successful call through the repeater.

 2) Gateway use:

*** Please note to use the Gateway feature of the D-Star Network, you must first register with the repeater keeper M1ERS. The Gateway will NOT function until you have registered your callsign and an email address. ***

UR: Call sign    (of station to be called)

RPT1: GB7SF  C  ( Port C is 2M port, B is 70cm port)

RPT2: GB7SF  G  (note Port G for gateway)

MY: sign>

{RX: GB7SF G/ Shows that you are connected to the Gateway.}

  b)    To a specified repeater (and port)

UR: /Call sign X    

(Forward Slash, Call sign of repeater to be called, X = PORT designator of the repeater to be called in the 8th position.)

RPT1: GB7SF  C  ( Port C is 2M port, B is 70 cm port)

RPT2: GB7SF  G  (note Port G)

MY: sign>

Ask about the ‘one touch setting’ of these parameters using RX->CS & CQ buttons.

Please remember to leave a pause between over's for others to call in and please Do not use GPS Auto Beacons through GB7SF, GPS Data only via PTT is welcome.

******** REFLECTOR INFORMATION ********

Just a Note, if you Hear any one Calling on GB7SF and we are Connected To the Reflectors all you have to

Set is Your UR call to CQCQCQ and RPT2 to G and you will be able to hear Both sides of the QSO and you can Talk to any Station on the Reflector, to find out if GB7SF is on a Reflector if you try to connect to a Reflector it will play you a File Saying link Established this means that GB7SF is all ready Connected to a Reflector

And Please announce you are Connected to the Reflector now and then if you are in a QSO so users on GB7SF will know that the GB7SF Repeater is Connected to a Reflector!!!

!!!!Please look at Reflector Page if you would like to Connect to a Reflector Yourself!!!!!

if you need Help just Call Steve M1ERS or any of the ADMIN Team !!!