THIS IS NOT TO BE TALKED ABOUT ON THE AIR.....
It has come to my attention that late night the BLIND HAMS TALK GROUP is being jammed.
This is what we know:
#1. The jammer is accessing the group via DMR.
#2. The jammer is changing his radio's DMR address.
#3. The jammer is operating late at night.
Since our VHF repeater is connected 24x7 to the Blind Hams Group and we wish to continue at this time; we are not going to disconnect. Except or unless we create the issue. During nets, our repeater squelch tail will continue with a digital signal then drop. Only during Nets, it is coming from a digital HT on our input. I have never heard it on the input at my location but have hear it on the input at the repeater, ONLY during Nets. How I wished the repeater has a signal strength meter.? I only heard it once on Patricia's net last week.
The BLIND HAMS group is not interested in our little "burps" but instead this above mentioned? jammer.. So as of today, the Blind Hams group is turning off DMR access in the evenings, as this is when the jammer comes out to play. THEY ARE NOT ANNOUNCING THIS !! So If anyone tries to access us via DMR 10PM to 4AM nightly it will be a NO GO.. ALLSTAR will work as it should and be available 24x7. They are also working on better authentication of DMR access on their end.
Again THIS IS NOT TO BE TALKED ABOUT ON THE AIR.....
Larry Macionski