Reading VHF analogue repeater
Location
GB3RD is located at Aldworth in Berkshire, approximately 11 miles north west of Reading. The locator square is IO91JM.
Technical
| Channel | RV54 (R3) |
| Transmit Frequency | 145.675 MHz |
| Receive Frequency | 145.075 MHz |
| Antenna | C&S Antennas 7073 colinear, gain 5.5dBd at 145 MHz |
| ERP | 14dBW (25W) |
| Access method | CTCSS 118.8Hz (J) |
| Base station | Key Radio Systems KF510 base station |
| Logic | TVRG/Key internal logic |
| Configuration | Single aerial working using a Wavetech 4 cavity duplexer |
| Coverage | Click here to view predicted coverage (60k). Plot provided by the ETCC |
Coverage
GB3RD provides coverage along the M4 from the M25 junction in the east along to Membury Services in the west. Southern coverage extends to beyond Basingstoke on the M3 and up to Banbury on the M40 to the north.