IRLP Node Number 5431
EchoLink Node number 377156
Welcome to ON0RCL the 70cm repeater located in Leuven, Belgium. ON0RCL is run by the Leuven Amateur Radio club. www.radioclubleuven.be (QSL manager for reports ON3AR)
ON0RCL was upgraded in March 2011 to an EchoIRLP node. Echolink node operating on a TX frequency of 438.850 MHz and an RX frequency of 431.250 MHz (7.6 MHz negative shift). The repeater is located on one of tallest buildings in the Leuven area, 140 meters above sea level. To avoid interference to repeaters on the same frequency in neighboring NL, D, & F, a CTCSS (PL) code 131.8 is required to access this repeater. TX also has 131.8 CTCSS implemented.
ON0RCL repeater is based on the Windows EchoStation application. The system is running on a Pentium IV PC with 40GB HDD, Windows 2000 operating system. RF Cavity filter gives in excess of 90dB separation between TX and RX frequencies. 4 x 70cm slot dipole antenna is located on one of the tower blocks at Gasthuisberg University Hospital, the highest point in Leuven. This site gives 360 degree coverage for mobiles of around 30 to 70 kms.
Several broadcast services are soon to be available through the repeater via DTMF commands besides the standard connect commands in Echolink and IRLP.
At this time users may access the ECHO/IRLP node as follows:
IRLP
Enter the IRLP node address or Reflector address by DTMF (e.g. nnnn or nnnnn). IRLP will announce a "connect to" message.
**** Please remember tolog out and close connection after useDTMF 73. ********
EchoLink
Enter the Echolink node address or Conference address preceeded by DTMF #35 (e.g. #35nnnn or #35nnnnn)
****Please remember tolog out and close connection after use DTMF 73 or # or DTMF ## . ********
Technical details:
For any further information please contact Douglas, ON4ROS@uba.be
Radio Club Leuven operates an APRS digipeater on the same site ON0RCL-2