About the dmr south wales group
Linking South Wales to the World….
In 2015 Tom (2W0TRR), Gareth (2W0GME), Andrew (GW0UZK) and Karl (MW0HUY) wanted to add an additional repeater to South wales to cover the areas previously not covered at the time. OFCOM wouldn’t allow an additional FM repeater at the time so it was decided to add a DMR repeater which at the time was a new digital mode to Amateur Radio. This is when GB7CW and DMR South Wales repeater group was created. During 2019 we took on an additional repeater in the Swansea/Llanelli Area named GB7SA.
The Team
Behind every group is a team of people keeping the repeaters on the air. There are also repeater keepers that take responsibility of the licensing conditions for the repeaters. This is to ensure we comply with the legal requirements as set out by OFCOM
Rob Wallis
Repeater Keeper – GB7CW
Rob is a keen amateur that likes to use HF and VHF/ UHF mainly SOTA work. He also uses the repeater network from home or as a backup when doing SOTA.
Karl Saltmarsh
Repeater Keeper – GB7SA
Karl is a keen amateur and mainly monitors radio due to other commitments but has all the knowlege to keep our systems up and running.
Gareth Evans
Repeater Assistant
Gareth is a keen Listener to Ham radio and a SWL of other bands. He monitors our network in his spare time and helps users who need assistance.
Andrew Rushton
Previous Keeper – GB7CW
Andrew is a keen ham and held the NOV for CW from 2015 until he had to move out of area in 2019. We thank him for his assistance in doing so and he is still a valued member of our team.
Latest News
We’ll keep you up to date with the latest announcements and news about the network
Request for donations
Are you able to spare some change? Hi All, Thank you for being patient with[…]
GB7CW Transmit Issue fixed.
Hi all, Just an update as of 16:00 Today GB7CW is back online. And connected[…]
Contact us
Use the form below to contact us with any questions and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.