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DMRVA network is fully operational

Many folks are aware of a large scale outage and attack on the Brandmeister network that has been occurring for greater than 24 hours. Because DMRVA operates with a different architecture and more secure method of linking, all of our systems are fully operational. Links to and from BM on some talkgroups may be intermittent while they try to stabilize things. In the interim enjoy the repeater system.

Richmond Local talkgroup has a new name

Over the last couple of years the Richmond Local talkgroup has slowly been expanded and linked to other repeater sites, including Petersburg, the portable repeater, Powhatan, and soon Beaverdam.  Since it has become more of a regional TG instead of a true local we made the decision to change the name to Richmond Metro.  It is still on TG 27500 TS1 on DMRVA repeaters.  It can also be accessed on BM repeaters on TG 31511.  Please update your codeplugs as you desire.

Powhatan repeater is on the air

The N4POW repeater on 443.350 MHz in Powhatan county was officially connected to the repeater network today. It currently carries the standard DMRVA talkgroup lineup. Please listen for stations who may be testing coverage over the next few days. We will update the repeater page and map as we have time.

Alexandria repeater receives upgrade

N8IK and KV3W spent some time over the weekend installing a new duplexer on the Alexandria system. Previously, with a mobile style duplexer they had -80 db of isolation (1.5db insertion loss). The new TX/RX duplexer provides -111 db of isolation (0.59 db insertion loss).

These figures speaks to the importance of engineering high performing antenna and isolation systems in repeater stations. This will improve system performance especially for stations that may be on the fringe or on handhelds.