GB3JB is operational again  -  25th May 2026

Hi All.

I have great pleasure in reporting that GB3JB was switched back on at 12 noon today.

For Graham, Frank and myself, it has been a long hard struggle simply being able to get to the site.

Old bones, various health issues and the cold, wet and windy WX, dont really go together.  Our combined age is over 220 years.  Additionally we made the decision that we would not work on the site alone.  So matching availabilites has also been an issue at times.

Anyway, the system at the moment is operating with just the solar panels supplying energy to the NEW 560 AH @ 24 volt NiFePO4 batteries, which appear to be working as expected.

However until we get the NEW 1.5 kW 3 phase turbine installed, GB3JB is only operational, part time.

It’s switching on at 7:30 am, and then switching off at 10 pm.

Our greatful thanks go to the 4 individuals who provided approx., 97% of the total refurbishment costs.

73, Dave G3ZXX.

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• P.S.  The old News Page has been archived, but a link page is being developed for all the old news plus info from various previous GB3JB web sites.