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South Hill Repeater Status Update

The K4MJO South Hill area repeater has returned to service and is ready to cover stations in the area, including travelers on I-85, route 58 and other areas.  Mobile coverage is solid in town as well as up north to Victoria and Kenbridge. The local talkgroup is patched into Richmond Metro.  Please give Sammy a shout if you are in the area.

Linden Repeater Update

Last fall we reported that the Linden repeater would be going off the air permanently due to site issues.  We are happy to report that we expect it to return to the same site/frequency during the month of April.  It is currently on the air from a temporary location for testing.

Etiquette on DMR systems

Recently we have received several inquiries about how to best utilize the system, especially in the context of hotspot usage that ties up 25+ repeaters.  We wrote about this earlier in the year as well.  The major scenario is extended use of VA Statewide which is set full time to repeaters on several networks (DMRVA, AWSVirginia, K4USD, Brandmiester and potentially others).

We will work on some updated recommendations for how to best utilize the DMR network in Virginia but please recognize that your actions (and transmissions) travel well beyond your local repeater and/or hotspot.  Until then, please review the talkgroup etiquette page for some basics.  Please also be reminded that most of the resources on the network (repeaters, linking hardware, software etc) are privately owned pieces of amateur radio gear.

DMRVA supports upcoming JOTA activities

Jamboree-on-the-Air | Boy Scouts of AmericaThe DMRVA portable repeater will be deployed and operational in Hanover county soon to support the upcoming Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) activities from October 16 to 18, 2020.  There will be an HF station as well as other activities.  Using the callsign K4B, the Heart of Virginia counsel Battlefield District will operate from 13905 Hanover Quarter Rd Hanover VA23069.  If you are in the area and want to offer your assistance, please contact KJ4NPB who can also provide full details on the configuration of the portable repeater, but listen for them on TG 907 primarily as well as other places.

New codeplugs have been posted

Updated codeplugs have been posted on the downloads page to use for programming your radios.  Here is a summary of the changes – updates include Carters Mountain repeater with DMRVA TG lineup, Beaverdam repeater zone was updated to include DMRVA TG line up, minor edits to South Hill repeater TG to ensure VA StateWide Time Slot was set to “2”. Thanks to Joe, WB4EOT for his dedication and attention to detail in preparing these files.