Sunday Morning at 9:55am
Freq: 3.745 (+/-)
The Club Net is now held daily starting at 10am on 80m, then QSY to 1.845 at approx 10:10am
Please feel free to join in!
Dover Amateur Radio Club
G3YMD
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About DARC
Club Meetings
The Club meets at the Dover Grammar School for Boys at 7.00 for 7:30pm every Wednesday during term time.
The first and third Wednesdays of each month are normally operating/natter evenings. Operating takes place in a separate room to the natter sessions. Members and guests seeking operating experience or hobby related advice are encouraged to use these evenings for their development.
The second, fourth and the occasional fifth Wednesday evening of each month are reserved mainly for radio related talks, demo’s and event planning.
The Dover Club is registered as an examination centre. All forms of training can be arranged. Please contact the appropriate person from the list below via the links on the club website.
Local Net
The Dover Radio Club “White Cliffs Net" is on air at 10.10 Hrs local time on 1. 845.00 Monday to Sunday. Please feel free to join in. Tony M0VYW is net controller.
Local Repeaters
VHF voice repeaters covering the catchment area of the Dover club are GB3KS at Dover (145.625MHz) and GB3FK at Folkestone (145.750MHz).
There is no UHF repeater in the immediate locality but GB3EK at Cliftonville Tx (Output) 430.8875 MHz, RX (Input) 438.4875 MHz [Offset 7.6 MHz] CTCSS 103.5 Hz (look at www.gb3ek.co.uk for more information) and GB3SK at Canterbury (433.150MHz) provide good coverage with the exception of the low lying areas of Shepway.
GB3FK is operated by the Folkestone Repeater Group, further information can be obtained by logging onto www.gb3fk.com The remaining repeaters mentioned above are run by the Kent Repeater Group and full details of all their repeaters can be found on their web site at www.krg.org.uk
Voice Repeater Access and Usage
All the voice repeaters in Kent can be accessed by a 1750 Hz tone of between 200 m/seconds and 1 second OR by CTCSS tones of 103.5 Hz (except GB3SK) followed by at least 3 seconds of audio this can be achieved by giving your own call sign twice to ensure the repeater is opened properly. ALWAYS wait for the over signal, usually a ‘K’ or a ‘G’ between overs before transmitting. The ‘G’ indicates access by CTCSS.
D-STAR Digital Repeater
GB7FK - This digital repeater is located in Capel, between Dover and Folkestone. Port B 439.7375 MHz Port C 145.7875 MHz. Please send your reports to: Matt M1CMN.
This is a new technology and we are all still learning about it. To join the fun, and find out more information please join the Kent DSTAR Yahoogroup. Also visit the GB3FK Website for more information. www.gb3fk.com
New to the hobby or the Club
There are many parts of the hobby to explore, and we have many members with experience in different areas. Please contact Matt M1CMN for the list to be modified / updated.
| Mode | Name / Callsign to contact |
| CW / Morse | Ian G3ROO, David G0DQI |
| HF Antenna design | Ian G3ROO |
| 6 Metre Operation | Tony G4IMP |
| Amateur Television | David G0DQI |
| Repeaters and VHF/UHF | Matt M1CMN |
| D-STAR | Matt M1CMN |
| Weather Satellite reception | Nigel M0NDE |