SERVICES OFFERED BY PEARS

VHF Repeaters

REPEATER

FREQUENCY (RX/TX) CALLSIGN LOCATION LICENCE No
PE Town 145.050/650 ZU9KDJ 33-57-30 S, 25-36-14 E 004183209
Uitenhage

145.075/675 ZU9JCR 33-46-06 S, 25-25-20 E 004183186
Longmore 145.025/625 ZU9KDB 33-47-50 S, 25-05-16 E 005073440
Kareedouw

* 145.125/725 ZU9JCC 34-01-31 S, 24-25-50 E 004564944
Lady's Slipper

* 145.100/700 ZU9KCD 33-53-09 S, 25-15-48 E 004183241
Grahamstown

* 145.150/750 ZU9LDN 33-17-05 S, 26-42-14 E 004183233
Cradock

* 145.,050/650 ZU9KGK 32-18-03 S, 25-32-32 E

004171763
Plett * 145.175/775 ZU9ICD 33-54-05 S, 23-10-12 E 004372011
Noupoort (cancelled) * 145.000/600 ZU9JIQ 31-18-14 S, 24-55-53 E 005073013
Aliwal North (cancelled) * 145.150/750 ZU9LJK 30-47-06 S, 26-33-59 E 005073039
Queenstown (cancelled) * 145.150.750 ZU9LHN 31-43-51 S, 26-46-53 E 005073457
* These form the PEARS long-range 2-metre repeater system

 

UHF Repeaters

SITE FREQUENCY (RX/TX) CALLSIGN LOCATION

LICENCE No
PE Town 431.050/438.650

ZU9KDK 33-57-00 S, 25-36-25 E

004171512
Viewlands (Zuurberg) 431.075/438.675 ZU9KJB 33-45-00 S, 25-15-25 E 005073005
Cockscomb 431.000/438.600 ZU9JCQ 33-34-00 S, 24-59-00 E 004379574
Colesberg (moved to Viewlands) 431.075/438.675 ZU9KJB 33-34-00 S, 24-59-00 E 005073005

 

DIGITAL Repeaters

SITE FREQUENCY (RX/TX) CALLSIGN LOCATION

LICENCE No
Lovemore Heights DSTAR (VHF) 145.175/145.775 ZU9KDL 30-45-11 S, 25-02-36 E 004379566
Lady's Slipper DMR/Multi-format (UHF) 430.675/438.275 ZU9KCD 33-53-09 S, 25-15-48 E 004183241

 

DIGIPEATERS / APRS

REPEATER

FREQUENCY (RX/TX)

CALLSIGN LOCATION

LICENCE No

Lady's Slipper APRS Digipeater and i-Gate

439.850 MHz 9600bd
434.800 MHz 1200bd
ZS0NTP-x 33-53-09 S, 25-15-48 E 004171520

Longmore APRS Digi 

434.800 MHz 1200bd ZS0KDB 33-47-50 S, 25-05-16 E 005073408

PE Town APRS Digi 

434.800 MHz 1200bd ZS0KDK 33-57-30 S, 25-36-14 E 005073369

 

WiFi Sites

REPEATER

FREQUENCY (RX/TX)

CALLSIGN LOCATION

LICENCE No
Mount Road 5 700 MHz ZS0KDK 33-57-30 S, 25-36-14 E 005073369
Lovemore Heights 5 680 MHz ZS0KDJ 30-45-11 S, 25-02-36 E 005073432
Lady's Slipper 5 660 MHz ZS0NTP 33-53-09 S, 25-15-48 E 004171520
Uitenhage (cancelled) 5 680 MHz ZS0UTE 33-46-06 S, 25-25-20 E 004587125

 

Other Services

SERVICE

CALLSIGN

FREQUENCY

LOCATION
HF Remote Control Radio 
Icom IC-718 
OUT OF ACTION at present
Ham Radio Deluxe controlled HF set - giving the user total control of the Icom set up on Slipper, and transmitting the audio either via Skype or 438.800 MHz UHF Duplex from Lady's Slipper

HAM RADIO DELUXE:
Set up a new Rig to control in HRD - click on "Connect"
select "New"
Company: Icom
Radio: IC-718
COM Port: Remote
Speed: 19200
CI-V Address: 5E (default)
Flow Control/Interface Power: tick only DTR (VERY important, since this enables the equipment up on slipper, and ticking RTS will place the HF rig in permanent TX)

Now create the remote connection:
IP Address: 196.213.219.58
Port: 7805 (default)
Username: zs2pe
Password: zs2pe
Save these settings
Click on "Connect"
You will get a welcome window from Lady's Slipper if you have connected successfully

Com Port: Com 1
Optional PTT (TX) Configuration - DE-SELECT this
Click on OK

You will get a screen replica of the HF Rig.

AUDIO CONNECTIONS:
The HF audio can be monitored in two ways:
1) on 438.800MHz UHF using full duplex, permanently keyed when HRD is activated
2) on Skype

Using Skype - search for "zs0ntp_hf" and request contact details.  Email ZS2AAW and inform him, and he will remotely accept your contact request on Skype, whereafter you can connect and hear audio.  To transmit, either click on the "TX" button (top RHS) on HRD, and speak into your Skype microphone, or key up on 438.800MHz UHF in the Lady's Slipper coverage area and simply talk.  This duplex link will key the HF transmit when it gets incoming signals, even though it permanently transmits the HF receive audio as soon as an HRD connection is made (yes, this is one of those items controlled by the "DTR" line).  

 

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