Should you prefer to contact the Kent Television Group by e-mail, send your message HERE.

     Go to SSTV notes page HERE.     For GB3OO repeater HERE.     For news updates, scroll down this page.

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     The Group's analogue TV repeater GB3KT (original callsign) was closed down in 2017 after coming up to nearly 30 years service. At one time the KTG boasted a membership in excess of 50 and is greatly missed by those still around who remember the 'good old days'.

      Photo: The repeater shortly before it was taken off the air and located on the North Downs to the north of Lenham village in Kent.

      We are keen to keep the Group going, all be it informally. Anybody interested in getting involved please contact us via the link above. A digital drive source may be available (NoVs are no longer available for FM TV repeaters), as well as logic, analogue receiver and antenna. If there was sufficient interest and a suitable site was found, a callsign could be re-applied for with an NoV. However, GB3OO coming on air has ruled this idea out.

      FM mode (or AM mode on 70cm), as opposed to digital, have always been the preferred methods of modulation by the Kent Television Group and this is still the case. There are currently frequent TV skeds operating in east Kent in the 23cm, 13cm and 6cm bands using FM-TV.

      Things may change when GB3JT at Detling gets on air and established, but unlikely. We are not anticipating any significant increase in activity. GB3OO at Folkestone is now fully operational and will no doubt take a while to settle in, currently activity through it is minimal, sometimes days without any through signals. Details at https://gb3oo.co.uk/ and for some help with easy reception, see link top of this page.

     Like aerials? - We do!

      Room for anymore? Spotted on the roof of a block of flats in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

      Kent Plus TV News Update

      25.09.26 GB3OO on low power, currently no RX in Whitstable.

      01.09.26 Excellent morse 'brush up' course on GB3OO at 0900, 1500 and 1900 daily.

      13.08.26 New SSTV replay MB7TX QRV, Manchester area, presumed 144.500MHz - Neil, G1TZC.

      12.08.26 Evening lift condx., GB3TN and 2E0FIB analogue ATV pics 23cm seen in Whitstable.

      06.08.26 MMSSTV, EasyPal and EZ-Pix QRV Essex SSTV Group on 144.500MHz?, unreliable, keeps changing, not 24/7.

      23.07.26 Detling ATV digital repeater site issues, 'been let down' - Justin, G8YTZ.

      18.07.26 German SSTV balloon DL0KA-11 running 500mW 144.500MHz RX in Whitstable.

      20.06.26 GB3OO, Folkestone, digital ATV repeater, good signal in Whitstable on 1304MHz (no pre-amp required).

      12.06.26 Folkestone digital FSTV repeater GB3OO reported fully operational on air.

      24.05.26 SSTV Replay MB7TV closed down due to antenna issues and lack of funds.

      01.01.26 Useful beacon for up country propagation (e.g. for MB7TW) GB3SSB on 144.462MHz Using CW/PI4.

      11.10.25 GB3JT Detling, all digital, INPUT 437MHz, OUTPUT 1318MHz. Previous operational targets ALL missed.

      10.10.25 BATC CQ-TV magazine reporting intended move of TV repeater GB3JT Hastings to Detling in Kent.

      05.10.25 Early morning French SSTV net good copy on 80m band 3730kHz using SC180.

      04.08.25 GB3JV, Orpington, DATV repeater, temporary off air (thanks Peter, G8RW for info).

      20.05.25 Dutch SSTV replay staion PA1MB, close to German border, copied in Whitstable.

      23.02.25 Occasional FSTV activity, most Sundays at 3pm. Talkback on 144.750MHz.

      19.09.24 Nick, G8NAV, Birchington, now QRV FM analogue ATV TX/RX on 23cm band.

      12.06.22 G4HIZ QRV portable from Stockbury Church area on 5.665GHz.

      GB3CZ, ATV beacon, Clacton, Essex, was on 13cm (2432MHz) closed down and removed from site.

      BATC net via satellite, 2000GMT Thursdays, no membership required to view, link on BATC website.

      We would like to keep the KTG 'live' for any type of ATV in Kent, interested? Please get in touch via link top of the page. Currently the       KTG is operating informally.

      Our 6cm analogue ATV Information Page can be found, HERE.

      We're working on a new information page for narrow bandwidth television, HERE.

      Site last updated: September 2026.   © G4AYT 2026