VE1NSG IRLP Node 2050

IN SERVICE: Jan  24th, 2000

Sponsored by :
 
Halifax Amateur Radio Association
Telephone Pioneers Amateur Radio Club
Nova Scotia Amateur Radio Association

Node Description

Located:               Dalhousie University
                            Maths & Sciences Building/Killiam Library
                            Halifax, N.S.   Canada

Node Operator:    Rob Ewert, VE1KS

Node Frequency:  444.550 MHz TX / 449.550 MHz RX 
                            Hard linked to VE1HNS 146.940 (-)
Network:              T1 (1.5Mbps)

Node Equipment:   Intel Pentium Celeron 2.4 Ghz Computer
                            256 MB  PC 2700 333 Mhz DDR RAM
                            ECS P4VMM2 V8 Mother board
                            AOpen CDRW 5232 52X32X52 CDRW
                            Samsung SP4011 40GB  7200 RPM Hard drive
                            VIA VT6103 Network INterface 100/10 Mbps
                            Fedora Core 2 Linux OS
                            GE Exec II UHF Transceiver
                            6 Element Yagi Antenna

The node computer is located in the basement computer room of the Maths and Sciences building
located on the Dalhousie University campus. We have access to a T1 network connection. Control 
and audio signals are sent/received via telephone wire pairs to the Killam Library Building sub-roof
that is about 3000 feet away, by wire.


             

The IRLP UHF link radio equipment, located on a shelf in the sub-roof of the Killam Library 
building, consists ofa GE Exec II UHF radio feeding a homemade 6 element UHF Yagi mounted 
on the roof about 35 feet away. The audio signals sent between the computer and the radio, are
balanced to 600 ohms on the telephone pairs.

                    


The IRLP node is linked to the VE1HNS repeater site atop Geizer's Hill in Halifax. The IRLP 
link is received on another GE Exec II UHF radio and is connected with the VHF repeater fulltime. 
There is also a port to the Maritime Amateur Voice Communications system (MAVCOM) that
enables the inter-connection of IRLP with our terrestrial linking system.

Node Maintained and Operated by Rob Ewert, VE1KS. You can email me at