The technical projects, as well as the licensing process for two new
D-STAR repeaters have been approved officially by ICP-ANACOM
(Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações), the Portuguese Administration
of Telecommunications (the equivalent to FCC in Portugal ).

Such before mentioned official licences have been acknowledged to
A.R.L.A. - Associação de Radioamadores do Litoral Alentejano and
A.R.A.T. - Associação de Radioamadores do Alto Tâmega, ham radio
associations.

These two new repeaters will operate only at the 70 cm Amateur Radio
band, within the Digital Repeater Communications sub-band, according
to the IARU recommendation channels.


Info data about the new device licensed by A. R. L. A. - Associação
de Radioamadores do Litoral Alentejano:

UHF Channel: RU578

CallSign: CQ0DSA B

TX Repeater: 438,475 MHz

RX Repeater: 430,875 MHz

Shift: -7,6 MHz.

RF Power: 25 W

QTH local designation: Serra da Arrábida / Setúbal

Geographic Location: 38º 29` 33,41`` N / 08º 57` 43,39`` W

Locator Maidenhead: IM58ml

Altitude (ASL): 385m

Heading: Omni Vertical.

Mode: GMSK (F1D).

DesEmi: 7K60FXE.

Internet Gateway: Possibly Available

Licence owner and maintenance responsibility: A. R. L. A. -
Associação de Radioamadores do Litoral Alentejano

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Info data about the new device licensed by A.R.A.T. - Associação de
Radioamadores do Alto Tamega:

UHF Channel: RU586

CallSign: CQ0DCH B

TX Repeater: 438,575 MHz

RX Repeater: 430,975 MHz

Shift: -7,6 MHz.

RF Power: 25 W

QTH local designation: Serra do Leiranco / Boticas / Vila Real

Geographic Location: 41º 43` 57" N / 07º 38` 52`` W

Locator Maidenhead: IN60er

Altitude (ASL): 1.146m

Heading: Omni Vertical.

Mode: GMSK (F1D).

DesEmi: 7K60FXE.

Internet Gateway: Possibly Available

Licence owner and maintenance responsibility: A.R.A.T. - Associação
de Radioamadores do Alto Tâmega.


Both Ham Radio Associations have join efforts with NAUCOM (Icom's
delegate company for Portugal ), and after the ICP-ANACOM agreement,
both projects have become achievable.

Thanks to this partnership it was possible to engage this new
technology in Portugal.


For the three current D-STAR Portuguese repeaters in action -
CQ0DFO, CQ0DLR and CQ0DLX - is now available as new version of the
required Internet gateway software.

Best Regards.

João Costa, CT1FBF
Moderator of the ARLA/CLUSTER mailing List.