EchoIreland.com
Ballycastle Internet Gateway's
Came to life 6th November 2008
MB7IPK
Node No. 409324
Ireland Conference Server - Node No. 2605
144.8375 MHz & 70.3625 MHz
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Located in Ballycastle Locator IO65VE
24 Hour operation
| Transceiver | Philips FX5000 |
| Output Power | 10 Watts |
| Antenna | Colinia |
| Frequency | 144.8375 MHz |
| Access to Link | 77Hz CTCSS Tone |
| VOIP Software | EchoLink |
| Extra Software | EchoProducer www.echoproducer.com |
| Computer | P4 - 2 Gig - 500 Meg Memory, On Board Sound Card |
| Internet connection | 8 Meg |
| VOIP Interface | Home Brew Click here for Circuits |
| Location | Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. IO65VE |
| ASL | 280 Mtrs |
| Operational Since | 6th November 2008 |
| Operation Times | 24 Hours |
| Sysop | Paul MI0CRR |
| See bottom of page | |
| Web Site | www.echoireland.com |
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Donations are always welcome to help with the upkeep and advancement of the Gateway
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Coverage Area Map
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Sign our Guest Book
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Simple eQSO <> EchoLink Crosslink
Courtesy Tones for your Repeater / Link
Ireland Conference Server Node No. 2605
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)
Audio Announcements Maker (Use 11K)
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RF User
There are Internet Gateways located in Northern Ireland also all over the world now on 2Mtrs, 70Cms and 6Mtrs that any licensed amateur can have access to. Many of the gateways use the EchoLink software. No repeater shift is required, and no access tones are needed. The gateway operates a simple squelch system, which means any signal on the frequency will be accepted. In the future if more internet gateways become operational, and QRM becomes more of a problem, some gateways may have to resort to CTCSS tone squelch.
The gateway is very easy to use. You use it as you would any simplex frequency and call CQ and you will be surprised who might come back to you as there are gateways all over the world. Remember that there can be a delay from the station that you are working and don’t forget to wait for the pips after there over before to transmit.
Not all gateways are on 24 Hrs so check with your local gateway keeper for their operation times.
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XMIT_ID allows you to record and catalogue the unique "fingerprint" that is part of every FM radio's transmission. This can be used for transmitter identification.
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Email Paul
Page Updated on 18/12/2008