August 28, 2022

GB3HA Back on Air in Northumberland

August 28, 2022/ Colin Butler

The Northumberland 2m repeater, GB3HA, is operational again serving the north-east of England

To celebrate the switch on, a short check-in net will be held on Tuesday 30 August 2022 at 7.30pm.

Net control will be Roy, M0TKF, and all radio amateurs within the repeater coverage are welcome to call in for a quick hello.

GB3HA page on QRZ.com for frequencies and access information - https://www.qrz.com/db/GB3HA

July 03, 2022

Irish Language Net

July 03, 2022/ Colin Butler

Irish Kippure repeater (EI2KPR) is encouraging use of the Irish Language.

“Last Monday, a new Irish language weekly net was launched on the Kippure repeater (EI2KPR) at 8pm local time. It is hoped that this will encourage the use of the language among radio amateurs.

The net will be an informal, friendly and bilingual get-together on the air. It will cater for all levels of fluency. Don’t be shy, please join in and use the cupla focail that you have, or even listen in. It is hoped to expand this to 40m or 80m. Perhaps there are other EIs who would like to volunteer to start similar nets in their own areas?

You hear rugby referees instruct scrum halfs who delay playing the ball to “USE IT!”. If they don’t, they lose it, as the opposition is awarded a scrum. Similarly, with the Irish language, let us EIs play our part by using it too.”

— Tony, EI5EM