G0ROZ-3 working again

Following a trip up the hill this morning, G0ROZ-3 is back working again. Once again the computer had become confused and was not doing anything. A quick reboot and all is well again. I also replaced the UPS device, so we should not get the same problem again (fingers crossed!).

POWER PROBLEMS AT G0ROZ-3

Once again the power has failed on Eggardon hill and G0ROZ-3 has been off air since Friday lunchtime. Hopefully I will go up the hill tomorrow and sort it out.

In the meantime, my map has only my station on it and looks a bit lonely.

M1ABD to stop transmitting from today.
I have just had a call from the Estates office at HQ. They are exchanging contracts on Bullbarrow Hill today!
We will be collecting the radios and kit from site this afternoon. Therefore, M1ABD will cease working for good from this afternoon.

Bullbarrow Hill Update.

I have spoken with Estates to try and get a date for when we will have to close M1ABD down.
They say that they are working on the legal stuff and it could be a matter of days or a matter of weeks before it is sorted.

So, M1ABD could vanish off the map with very little warning.

The good news is that I have arranged with RSARS on Blandford Camp to take over the node once I switch M1ABD off.

NEWS ABOUT BULLBARROW HILL.

I have been informed that Dorset Police have sold the lease to Bullbarrow Hill and they only have the site until the end of the financial year.
That means that is looks like M1ABD will have to close down at the end of March.
Not sure what we are going to do to keep the network going. Without M1ABD my APRS map is usually empty.

G0ROZ-3 back on air.

I went up Eggardon Hill yesterday and replaced the computer and monitor. It took a while to get it going but I finally managed after an hour or so. I had put a full stop instead of a comma in the UNPROTO ADDRESS!

All appears to be working as it should.

MORE TROUBLE AT G0ROZ-3

Those of you that are paying attention will have noticed that G0ROZ-3 has been off air over the weekend.

I finally got through the snowfall and got to site this morning. I found that the computer and the monitor had both died. I have brought the computer home to repair it. I do have a spare monitor, or two, hanging around, so I will take a replacement monitor to site when the computer is fixed.

In the meantime, G0ROZ-3 will be off air.

I was not being very truthful about the snowfall. Although it was snowing up on the hilltop, it was not settling and did not pose any problem at all!