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Beaverdam repeater is on the air

The Beaverdam repeater is on the air as of today on 444.6125 MHz (CC1).  A special thank you goes out to K2VIZ and KD4RJN for their support at this site and to N4MW for technical assistance.

This new system will enhance DMR coverage for many who travel I-95 between Richmond and F’burg as well as Route 1.  Other areas that will benefit include Hanover County, the town of Ashland, Caroline County, portions of Louisa County and other areas.

Due to the hardware configuration, this repeater will not show users RSSI on the last heard list.

The local TG is part of the Richmond Metro talkgroup (Richmond, Petersburg, Powhatan and portable repeater sites).  It otherwise carries the standard TG lineup that is listed on the talkgroup page.

We would appreciate reports on coverage and user experience.  Please contact the DMRVA team with information about this repeater.

Special Olympics event on Richmond/Petersburg repeaters this Friday and Saturday

Operators supporting the Special Olympics in the Richmond area will be using Timeslot 1 on the Richmond and Petersburg repeaters during the days of June 7 and 8, 2019. All traffic on Richmond Metro (TG 27500, TS1) will be managed by Special Olympics Net Control during this time.

Accordingly, all Talkgroups on Timeslot 1 will be unavailable for general amateur use during the duration of the Special Olympics nets. Please QRX but feel free to use VA Statewide (3151) and PRN (2) on Timeslot 2 as per usual.

Again, this only affects the Richmond and Petersburg machines. All other machines on the DMRVA network will be unaffected.

Thank you for your understanding during this important event.