EI4FNB - Newtown, Co. Carlow, Ireland
Locator: IO62nr
Test packet node, will be transitioned to a more permanent callsign(s) later on
Computer - Raspberry Pi 4B - BPQ
2m
- Frequency - 144.950MHz
- Antenna - Diamond X510n @~6m AGL (~8.3dB gain)
- Coax - RTK-400 (<1dB loss over all)
- Radio - Kenwood D710 (For now)
- Power - 50W (High)
- Mode - 3k6 IL2Pc QPSK FM
- Future - Will be moved from my main shack to an outbuilding but running a similar antenna and transitioned to a different radio
4m (Planned)
- Frequency - ???
- Antenna - Sirio tornado 50-60 @~6m AGL
- Coax - RTK-400
- Radio - Motorola 950?
- Power - 20W
- Mode - ???
- Future - Hopefully will be on air August 2025
6m (Planned)
- Frequency - ???
- Antenna - Moonraker SQBM458 @6m AGL (~4.7db gain)
- Coax - RTK-400
- Radio - IC-706
- Power - ???
- Mode - ???
- Future - Hopefully will be on air August 2025
70cm (Planned)
- Frequency - ???
- Antenna - Diamond X510n @~6m AGL - shared with 2m
- Coax - RTK-400
- Radio - ???
- Power - ???
- Mode - ???
- Future - May initially be brought on air using Kenwood D710 once I swap out the 2m radio, unknown date at the moment.
IP Links
- IP links will be added as required where they make sense for the network
Lots of unknowns until I actually build out some aspects and/or confirm details when I am at home.
2m Predicted coverage
