Image: DMR Bridge Dashboard (Click on image for larger view.)
From time to time it is necessary to notify users of the SCP ZS-Link Network about certain changes/notifications relating to the network. The following four notifications will be implemented with immediate effect.
Notification No 1:
The DMR Bridge, ZS Link HUB and 145.550 Mhz Simplex Link will be connected full-time to the Aasvoelkop Repeater via ZS1SB-L for the next two weeks. (22/2/2025 - 9/3/2025)
Start time = 05h55 Monday to Sunday
End time = 20h00 Monday to Sunday
We currently have two radio amateurs visiting Hartenbos and this will enable them to connect to the Aasvoelkop Repeater via the 145.550 Mhz (88.5hz CTCSS Tone) Simplex Link. We look forward to hearing you on the Aasvoelkop Repeater. Enjoy the holidays!
Notification No 2:
1. The DMR Bridge is up and running again after the modem/router decided it had had enough and I couldn't access the modem. The modem had to be completely "reset" and set up again from factory settings. Everything is now running as before.
2. The DMR users asked for a "Dashboard" so that they can monitor DMR Activities and also determine whether they are indeed connected to the Bridge. Well you asked for it and here is the web address of the DMR Bridge in the Southern Cape.
http://dmrbridge.ddns.net/index.php
Notification No 3:
I want to make a request once again that we please pay attention to the gaps between overs on the repeaters as well as the rest of the networks. If the gaps are too short, fellow radio amateurs cannot connect and disconnect to and from the Network especially when using the DMR Bridge. Please let's look at the gaps = 6 to 8 Seconds between overs please. We leave friends out in the cold and then they don't join/connect to us again in the Southern Cape. We certainly don't want to give anyone the cold shoulder.
Notification No 4:
Please keep your overs short when using the Network. (3 min max) I received several reports that if radio amateurs talk longer that 3 minutes the audio falls away on the DMR Bridge, HUB and 145.550 Mhz Simplex. The audio only returns when the next person takes an over. If you are near the 3 minute mark, release the PTT en then carry on and finish your over as soon as possible. You can talk a lot in 3 minutes. This will prevent audio falling away on the ZS-Link Network.
