Local: D-STAR page — new features: [MONITOR] Listen to repeater TX audio through the website with a slight delay. [NETS] A new listing, similar to GB3FW, with nets being added and automatic reflector selection at net time. [RECORDING] It is now possible to play back a recorded session or net. [DOWNLOAD] You can now download a recorded session or net as an MP3. [TX/RX] The station indicators show inferred transmit activity and reception from local RF stations. Plus lots more on the page.
SCART ATV Group South Coast Amateur Radio & Television
GB3FW & GB7FW · Fort Widley · Portsdown, Portsmouth PO6 3LS
GB7FW
No public messages yet.
Local: GB7FW running and good coverage reported. On low power during testing. Gateway enabled.
Local: GB7FW running and good coverage reported. On low power during battery testing. Gateway enabled.
Older messages (8) Show / hide
G8PUO: GB7FW is running live on DSTAR and currently running low power during live testing.
G8PUO: The station server, controller and DStar repeater are being prepared for closedown in readiness for taking to site 28th Oct. Live website will be off during this time.
G8PUO: 24 Oct 2026 13:07:12 BST - Gateway resumed. Network service is running; end-to-end RF operation is not verified.
G8PUO: 24 Oct 2026 12:55:30 BST - Gateway placed in standby. Network traffic and time announcements paused; local RF repeating may remain active.
G8PUO: 24 Oct 2026 12:48:19 BST - Gateway resumed. Network service is running; end-to-end RF operation is not verified.
G8PUO: 24 Oct 2026 12:42:46 BST - Gateway placed in standby. Network traffic and time announcements paused; local RF repeating may remain active.
G8PUO: The repeater is on the bench under test along with the controlling site PC. The test checking for robustness for remote site operation.
G8PUO: Repeater on bench test and will go to site in the first week of November.
GB3FW
No public messages yet.
Local: GB3FW stream working well and holding up. DATV RX is reporting well and the logging is proving very useful. We welcome you to test your transmitter into our station. See the log for detailed information and auto recording/playback.
Local: Both battery banks connected. Work continues to make incremental improvements, for general power efficiencies and charging
Local: Added automatic ATV Net select and record - so you can play back recent ATV activity. Unsure of available nets so added GB3SQ, BATG and GB3HV for now. Feedback and RF testing, welcomed
Older messages (8) Show / hide
Local: Added automatic ATV Net select and record - so you can play back recent ATV activity. Unsure of available nets so added GB3SQ, BATG and GB3HV for now. Feedback welcomed
Local: GB3FW DATV Receiver installed and streaming to BATC. 1249 MHz 333 kS/s. ATV (analogue 1249 MHz) receiver now also connected for remote setup. Hope to configure dual RX DATV/ATV soon.
Local: GB3FW DATV Receiver installed and streaming to BATC. 1249 MHz
Local: Hope to get DATV receiver on site Wednesday and setup, depending on how time pans
G8PUO: The station server, controller and DStar repeater are being prepared for closedown in readiness for taking to site 28th Oct. Live website will be off during this time.
G8PUO: Whilst working in the background on the hardware, the SCART Portsdown live website has a large amount of updates. Hope you like it.
G8PUO: DATV 23cm Receiver and Portsdown configuration almost complete and in testing. Hopefully will go to site in the next week (ish). BATC streaming will be included. Our live web page has been updated to include the embedded stream and currently used S51KQ as a test source.
G8PUO: Receiver almost complete and will hopefully go to site within the next couple of weeks. BATC streaming will be included.
Remote Commands Top ↑
Latest 10 * commands per repeater from registered SMS users. Receipt does not confirm execution. Private parameters are omitted.
GB3FW
| UK time | Callsign | Command | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| No authorised * commands received. | |||
GB7FW
| UK time | Callsign | Command | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 15:21:15 GMT | G8PUO | *GB7FW [parameters omitted] | Rejected |
| 25 Oct 15:18:11 GMT | G8PUO | *GB7FW REF001C | Applied · link confirmed |
| 25 Oct 15:16:09 GMT | G8PUO | *GB7FW REF079C | Applied · link confirmed |
| 25 Oct 14:52:16 GMT | G8PUO | *GB7FW REF079C | Ignored |
| 25 Oct 14:49:09 GMT | G8PUO | *GB7FW REF001C | Ignored |
| 25 Oct 08:59:15 GMT | G8PUO | *GB7FW REF001C | Ignored |
| 25 Oct 08:37:25 GMT | G8PUO | *GB7FW REF001C | Ignored |
Site Health
No public messages yet.
Critical system voltage shutdown in progress. Battery Bank 2 below 11.00 V for 60 seconds. Manual restart required.
System: Station is in Power Saver mode but remains operational at reduced capacity.
Local: Battery bank 2 charging investigated and updated. Faulty switch taken out of circuit, for replacement. All systems back up and running. Both batteries now charging correctly.
Older messages (51) Show / hide
Station Server & Controller started following maintenance shutdown — Station ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running) · Weather ✓ (fresh station reading) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · Battery 2 EFB · combined monitor ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control NOT CONFIRMED (USB/startup OFF not confirmed)
Station closing down for maintenance.
Local: Both battery banks connected. Work continues to make incremental improvements, for general power distribution, efficiencies, charging and management.
Local: Both battery banks connected. Work continues to make incremental improvements, for general power efficiencies and charging
Earlier voltage: original BM2 history (including former lithium battery); new voltage: combined AGM monitor. Original readings retained.
Station announcement — Announcement cleared by Local
Local: Battery electrical works will be undertaken today (Friday 6TH Nov). Please expect some disruption of services.
Station announcement — Local: The Radio Station site power will be worked on today, so you may see the odd outage. This is not fireworks at the site, it is Simons plumes of sparks.
Local: The faulty lithium battery has been removed and replaced with new AGM leisure batteries. The site now has two separate battery storage systems, with capacities of 600 Ah and 210 Ah respectively. The monitoring systems are currently being configured.
Local: Faulty Lithium Battery removed and replaced with new AGM Leisure Battery
Station Server & Controller started following maintenance shutdown — Station ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running) · Weather NOT CONFIRMED (fresh station reading not confirmed) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery NOT CONFIRMED (fresh voltage not confirmed) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control NOT CONFIRMED (USB/startup OFF not confirmed)
Station closing down for maintenance.
Station announcement — Local: The station is undergoing testing and development, with steady progress across its systems. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Station announcement — Station announcement cleared by G8PUO
Local: Batteries are being monitored. Lithium battery may have a problem in capacity, or charging. Moved DSTAR to lead acid while testing.
Station self-test · 01 Nov 2026 11:20:08 GMT — Station ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running) · Weather NOT CONFIRMED (fresh station reading not confirmed) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control ✓ (USB responding; startup OFF verified)
Station announcement — G8PUO: The station server, controller and DSTAR repeater are all running. GB7FW is running low power during live testing.
Station Server & Controller reboot complete — Station ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running) · Weather NOT CONFIRMED (fresh station reading not confirmed) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control ✓ (USB responding; startup OFF verified)
Station Server & Controller rebooting — temporarily unavailable.
G8PUO: Station Server & Controller reboot complete — Station ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running) · Weather ✓ (fresh station reading) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control ✓ (USB responding; startup OFF verified)
G8PUO: Station Server & Controller reboot complete — Station ✓ · D-STAR checking
G8PUO: Station Server & Controller reboot scheduled in 60 seconds (request 5)
Station announcement — G8PUO: The station server, controller and DSTAR repeater are being configured on site.
G8PUO: Station Server & Controller reboot complete — Station ✓ · D-STAR NOT CONFIRMED (startup not confirmed) · Weather ✓ (fresh station reading) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control ✓ (USB responding; startup OFF verified)
G8PUO: Station Server & Controller reboot complete — Station ✓ · D-STAR checking
G8PUO: Station Server & Controller reboot scheduled in 60 seconds (request 4)
Station Server & Controller reboot complete — Station ✓ · D-STAR NOT CONFIRMED (startup not confirmed) · Weather ✓ (fresh station reading) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control NOT CONFIRMED (USB/startup OFF not confirmed)
Station Server & Controller rebooting — temporarily unavailable.
Station Server & Controller reboot complete — Station ✓ · D-STAR NOT CONFIRMED (startup not confirmed) · Weather ✓ (fresh station reading) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control NOT CONFIRMED (USB/startup OFF not confirmed)
Station Server & Controller rebooting — temporarily unavailable.
Station Server & Controller started following maintenance shutdown — Station ✓ · D-STAR NOT CONFIRMED (startup not confirmed) · Weather NOT CONFIRMED (fresh station reading not confirmed) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery ✓ (fresh voltage) · Lead-acid battery NOT CONFIRMED (fresh voltage not confirmed) · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup · NTP ✓ (Client running; clock synchronised) · Relay control NOT CONFIRMED (USB/startup OFF not confirmed)
Station closing down for maintenance.
Station announcement — G8PUO: The station server, controller and DSTAR repeater are being prepared for closedown in readiness for taking to site 28th Oct. Please note, this live website will be off during this time.
Station announcement — All current status messages and station announcement cleared by G8PUO
Station announcement — G8PUO: the station server, controller and DStar repeater are being prepared for closedown in readiness for taking to site 28th Oct. Please note, this live website will be off during this time.
G8PUO: The station server, controller and DStar repeater are being prepared for closedown in readiness for taking to site 28th Oct. Live website will be off during this time.
G8PUO: System PC reboot complete — PC ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running) · Weather ✓ (fresh station reading) · SMS ✓ (collector completed; delivery untested) · Email ✓ (SMTP authenticated; delivery untested) · LiFePO₄ battery awaiting setup · Lead-acid battery awaiting setup · GB3FW RX Pi awaiting setup · GB3FW TX Pi awaiting setup · Station Monitor Pi awaiting setup
G8PUO: System PC reboot complete — PC ✓ · D-STAR checking
G8PUO: System PC reboot scheduled in 60 seconds (request 3)
System PC reboot complete — PC ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running)
Station PC rebooting — temporarily unavailable.
Station PC started following reboot.
Station PC rebooting — temporarily unavailable.
G8PUO: System PC reboot complete — PC ✓ · D-STAR ✓ (service running)
G8PUO: System PC reboot scheduled in 60 seconds (request 2)
G8PUO: System PC reboot complete
G8PUO: System PC reboot scheduled in 30 seconds
G8PUO: System Test Complete — Email ✓ · D-STAR ✓
G8PUO: Disaster recovery testing on system server PC
G8PUO: Site remote power is shaping up. Wind and solar working. Batteries being monitored.
G8PUO: Wind generator and solar are all working. Batteries are being monitored.
Weather Top ↑
No public messages yet.
Local: Weather Monitor fully active and publishes to a range of public WX services, including the Met Office.
Local: Weather Monitor fully active and publishes in to a range of WX services.
Local: Weather Monitor now active
Older messages (2) Show / hide
Local: Weather monitor on site and will be fully enabled mid week
G8PUO: The new weather station has been connected and configured at the G8PUO QTH on test.