K2TFC Repeater
447.025Mhz –5Mhz 107.2hz PL Glen Oaks, NY
445.725Mhz –5Mhz 91.5hz PL
Selden, LI, NY
The NorthEast Connect
ECHOLINK Node # 45090
Welcome to The K2TFC Repeater Network. This
repeater system is brought to you by Tom -
K2TFC, The operational concept was started in 1985 as a linked repeater
system connecting the Long Island / NYC area and the Harriman NY area, some
fifty miles to the north. The system was the beginning of the original
NorthEast Connect Repeater Network. The NorthEast Connect has grown and
prospered over the years, benefited by the hard work and dedicated commitment
of Ike – WB2BQW, Barry – N2HDW and Tom – K2TFC. The network currently is
configured into 3 paths, the WB2BQW
Repeater Network, the N2HDW Repeater
Network, and the K2TFC Repeater Network.
While most linking is still done via RF, The NorthEast Connect has multiple
connections to the Internet via ECHOLINK, eQSO and IRLP.
K2TFC REPEATER COVERAGE
The K2TFC Repeaters are located in Glen
Oaks, Queens County, NY and in Selden, Suffolk County, NY on Long Island, and
are operational between 6AM and 11PM The two repeaters are linked together to
supply coverage from the NYC Tri-State Area out to the twin forks of Eastern
Long Island. The coverage map below shows the basic coverage of the two
repeaters, excluding any terrain issues.
REPEATER EQUIPMENT
The K2TFC Repeaters both run full duty GE
MASTR II stations. The controllers utilized within the network are S-COM 7k’s. Power supplies by
Astron.
Here is a closer look at the MASTR II Station and the S-COM 7K Controller.
ECHOLINK Node # 45090
The K2TFC Repeaters are represented on ECHOLINK as Node # 45090. The repeaters are
active from 6AM to 11PM typically. The repeater system is used from time to
time to support local emergency and goodwill activities. The computer equipment
that facilitates the link is a Pentium3-500Mhz machine with 128megs of RAM,
network connection via a dedicated cable modem in excess of 1.5Mps. The
Echolink Controller utilized for the K2TFC # 45090 node is the popular ULI Board manufactured by WB2REM
The Echolink interface to the network has been optimized for quick switching
utilizing COR gating and zero hang time links, so there is typically no hang
time or squelch bursts heard over the connection to the internet.
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This page is
written and maintained by Tom , K2TFC