GB7WIG BBS

Was put down on the 7th February

 Located in JO01HI

North Kent 

Sysop G6YLW (Trev)

 

 

The Wigmore BBS is an amateur radio Bulletin Board System (BBS). It is run by Trev Cannon and supported by Ray Harrison. Both are licensed radio amateurs with UK callsigns. Trev is G6YLW and Ray is G1YXH.

The BBS is allocated the callsign GB7WIG .and is located in Gillingham, North Kent on the North Downs.

Trev, G6YLW 

 Sysop of GB7WIG.

Ray G1YXH

Remote Sysop for GB7WIG.

Ray's Weather Station

The BBS did operate on the following frequencies

Users frequencies are: 144.950 MHz. 2Mtr, and 433.650 MHz. 70cms.

Forwarding frequencies to other BBS are:

430.625 MHz. This frequency is used to forward to

GB7JYU. Nigel (G4JYU) Sandwich, Kent,

GB7SXE, Martin (G1DVU) Hastings, East Sussex.
 

These frequencies is used to forward to

 
Also used for Ray (G1YXH) to help administer the BBS.

And via INTERNET to,
GB7ESX George Witham Essex
GB7CIP Paul (G4APL), Caterham Surry,
GB7LGS Stewart (G0LGS), Cheltenham Gloucestershire
GB7FCR Trevor (M1CUK), Lancashire / Merseyside
GB7SYP (G6TVA), Barnsley S. Yorkshire
GB7NLW  (G7PUN), Ian, Newton Lancaster
GB7YFS Ian (G6VEY), Lincolnshire

It is now possible to use Telnet to get into the BBS as long as you hold an amateur License.

For this you need to ask me for an user name and a password and have a e-mail address

If you are a licensed amateur and live locally please access the BBS.

Purpose of BBS

The main two jobs of the BBS are: to transfer amateur radio e-mail around the country/world and to allow local users to read their mail. Various files and documents are available for download if required.

Brief History

Stan (G4EGH) who ran it for three years set up the Wigmore BBS in 1994. Stan implemented a lot of the way that the BBS is run today. Stan's interest in computers has now taken a different direction, check out www.autodisco.com

Trev G6YWL took over the running in 1997 after getting the license transferred to my name.

The BBS is also run closely with the Bredhurst Receiving and Transmitting Society (The BRATS). 

Detailed history

EMAIL

E-mail address for the BBS is trev@wig1.co.uk or for Ray it is  email

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