DMRVA

Richmond Repeater Status Update

The 443.5875 MHz repeater is now back on the air in the West end of Richmond and should provide excellent coverage to Short Pump, Laurel, Willow Lawn, Glen Allen, Tuckahoe, across the river to Bon Air as well as other areas. Reports on performance would be appreciated (please state mobile or portable). A second repeater will be added this fall in the downtown area to offset the loss of coverage.

We wish to thank the RATS club and the numerous club leaders for assisting with hosting this repeater and creating a wide coverage area from 2014 until 2022. Please stay tuned as we explore permanent opportunities for the best coverage possible in the Richmond area.

Virginia Statewide Update

We’ve been unable to get a response from BrandMeister regarding their apparent decision to stop receiving our feed of Virginia Statewide. We were not notified of this decision, so we have no information about it.

According to BrandMeister, 3151 is officially hosted by DMRVA.

Therefore we’ve made the decision to feed 3151 to the K4USD cBridge system, which is in turn feeding 3151 to BrandMeister.

This should resolve connectivity issues with the BM network for the time being.

73,

James
K4JK

Brandmeister & Virginia Statewide

We are aware of the loss of link to Brandmeister for traffic on 3151. The problem appears to be on their side.

We have reached out to Brandmeister regrading this issue, but have not received a response.

We will post a new update when we have more information to share.

WX4EMC repeater is now on the network

We welcome the WX4EMC/R system to the DMRVA network. This new system is located in Northumberland County, Virginia (Heathsville area). The frequency is 442.700 MHz + and the CC is 1.

The system is a Motorola SLR5700 repeater that feeds 7/8 inch hardline at 265 feet up the tower. Coverage and connectivity testing is in progress. Please welcome any users from that area of the state and encourage use. A special thanks to Pete KD4QNA and Mike AE4ML for their hard work in migrating this system.

The available talkgroup lineup is slightly different than the current posted standard so click the link to review. Approximate coverage can be seen on the repeater page.

Coming soon – Northumberland County

Motorola SLR5700 MOTOTRBO 50 Watt Repeater We will soon welcome the WX4EMC repeater in the Heathsville area of Northumberland County, Virginia to the DMRVA network. The repeater will operate on 442.700 MHz (up 5) with CC1. Additional information will be posted when the repeater is connected to the network.

South Hill repeater operating with degraded performance

The South Hill area (Mecklenburg, VA) repeater is operated on a backup directional antenna and as such users should expect mobile coverage in the town of South Hill as well as I-85 and route 1 north of South Hill. The typical omni pattern should return in a few weeks after work concludes at the site and a team can access the site and make necessary repairs on the antenna system. Stay tuned!

Carters Mountain (C’ville area) repeater is back on the network

As of this afternoon, the Carters Mountain repeater has their network connection reestablished. When you hear Elmer, KF4UCI on the air please thank him for keeping this repeater operational for stations in the C’ville area.

Carters Mountain (C’ville area) repeater off network

The Carters Mountain repeater is going through some upgrades and will be changing internet service providers. ETA for return to linked status is approximately one week. Stay tuned for updates.

Harrisonburg Repeater Back On Network

Many of you may have noticed that the Harrisonburg repeater has been operating in stand-alone mode for several weeks. We are happy to report that the site network issues have been resolved. Thank you for your patience!

DMRVA / HEARS network partnership

We are happy to announce a partnership with the HEARS repeater network (N4HRS) to increase DMR coverage throughout Virginia. Some talkgroups will be shared across both systems and users will benefit from increased coverage in respective areas covered by both networks. We will be announcing revisions to the talkgroup line up soon (both additions and deletions). Please stay tuned.