EI2TKR 2m repeater in NW Ireland to return to service soon

The EI2TKR repeater in north-west Ireland has been off the air for a number of years. It used to operate on 145.700 MHz.

The good news is that the repeater has been upgraded and is currently on test at a site near Bundoran in the south of Donegal.

It is currently running 25 watts and it is hoped to upgrade that to 50 watts in a few weeks time. 

The eventual plan is to put the repeater back up on Truskmore, a 647 metre high mountain in the NE of Co Sligo sometime in 2022.

Details of the FM repeater...

Channel RV56 (R4).
Output Frequency 145.700MHz
Input frequency 145.100MHz
CTCSS only 77Hz.

Reports to EI5IMB.

New 70cms repeater in West Wales...

Over the weekend, I was using EchoLink and I came across a new Welsh repeater there.... GB3UP-R in Fishguard on the west coast of Wales.

I had a chat with the repeater keeper Simon GW6TKK and it turns out that the repeater has been up and running since August 2017.

Here are the basic specs...

Keeper/NoV holder - Simon GW6TKK
Channel - RU73  input Frequency -  438.5125 MHz  Output frequency 430.9125 MHz
Access - CTCSS Tone F 94.8 Hz
Echolink Node GB3UP-R

The repeater is located in a domestic house about 300ft asl on the south side of the town of Fishguard and is heavily screened by hills to the south and east. This is shown in the coverage map which is pretty small over land areas but would be much bigger over the Irish Sea if it was shown. It's very likely that it can be worked from Ireland under lift conditions so it might making a note of it.

The repeater website is http://sparks.btck.co.uk/FishguardRepeater

New 70cms repeater in Co.Tipperary

A new 70cms repeater was installed on high ground near the town of Clonmel in Co.Tipperary on Sunday the 4th of December 2016.

Here are the basic details...

Repeater Callsign : EI7HXR
Output Frequency : 430.850 MHz
Input Frequency : 438.450 MHz
CTCSS code : 103.5 Hz
Power : 25 watts
Locator : IO62EH

The repeater is highly screened from the South by the Comeragh Mountains and Slievenamon casts a large shadow to the North.

This is the coverage to the East in more detail...

This is the coverage to the West....

Note that these maps are a guide only. If you are just outside the coverage area, you may be able to still hear it if you have a good antenna up high.

This repeater has been also linked to the Southern Ireland Repeater Network.

Reception reports to Hugh, EI2HI.

Additional info...
Tipperary Amateur Radio Group
Southern Ireland Repeater Network