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PSA: Brandmeister makes spontaneous change to ID structure

This won’t impact users of DMRVA, but if you operate on the BM network at any point and have a radio ID that starts with a 1 (i.e. 1xxxxx) then you won’t be able to use their system.  The full announcement from BM is available at this link.  At a glance, this will require 9,000+ users worldwide to reconfigure their radios, including some 230 hams in Virginia.  To be clear, if you have a properly issued radio ID from radioid.net, it will continue to work just fine on DMRVA repeaters.

New frequency for South Hill repeater

The South Hill (Mecklenburg county) area DMRVA repeater changed frequency pairs to 444.125 MHz (+5) this weekend.  Please spread the word about this change and reprogram your gear as needed.  There are no changes to talkgroups and repeater coverage should not change.  Please feel free to send any comments or questions .  The DMRVA team wishes to thank several amateurs who have been involved in ensuring DMR coverage is available in this area.  K4MJO (both Sammy and Matt) have been instrumental supporters.  WB4EOT and KO4YXG have often been boots on the ground and are always willing to assist.  We hope all amateurs enjoy this system as a continued resource to the community.

Two new repeaters coming soon!

 

Happy New Year!  We are pleased to report two more repeaters joining the network in the coming weeks.  K2VIZ  is adding a site in the Middle Peninsula / Middlesex County area on 440.625 MHz +5 CC1 with a January 2025 ETA.  WB4EOT and the Roanoke team is adding a Franklin County / Thornton Mountain area site on 145.080 MHz out/146.480 MHz in +1.4 MHz split CC1 (yes it’s an odd split but SERA approved) with a March/April 2025 ETA.  This will be our third VHF site on the system.

 

The lower pin on the map reflects the combined coverage of the new Franklin County site along with the other Roanoke area systems.  Look for more announcements and more specific maps/pictures in the coming weeks.