Welcome to EirPak# 

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“I can’t believe it’s not Packet!”

EirPak is intended to be a network catering for packet-radio users within Ireland, and other adjacent technologies - see Viewdata

Please be aware that this site is very much under construction.

Who are we?#

EI9IUB#

Ben has been a licenced amateur since 2022, and has been interested in packet networks since reading about them on Wikipedia as a teen. Since joining OARC in 2023 he has been working to rebuild a network in Ireland (largely as a form of protest about the state of the internet these days!) but is also into retro-computing & telephony, a former software engineer and sysadmin.

A member of Tog Hackerspace and Secretary for TOG-ARC (EI0TOG) in Dublin, where a node will be hosted soon

Keeper of EI2HLP, a full-time packet node hosted almost at the centre of the country.

EI5IYB#

Vic is a committee member for OARC-IE (EI2OARC) and OARC. He has been involved in the project as node #2 and is perfectly shaded by a hill from EI2HLP, meaning that getting a good link between his node and HLP means that it’s likely to work for others!

EI4FNB#

Mark has recently gotten involved with EIRPAK, and has set up both 4M and 2M access from his QTH. His link to HLP is quite likely the longest single 2M link in the existing OARC network across EI and the UK, standing at 87KM with good performance.

Where are we?#

EI2HLP#

EI2HLP is the primary node for EirPak at the moment, with an automatic station licence and running 24/7, WX permitting. In cases of extreme weather, the mast is lowered and the node is unavailable on RF on a temporary basis but stays online via IP and VPN as long as the power stays on.

EI2HLP is comprised of:

  • Diamond X510 @ 12M AGL
  • Tait 8010 (2M)
  • Tait 2000 (4M)
  • Yaesu FT-857 (40M) // Part Time

EI0TOG#

A Node is being assembled for installation at the Tog Hackerspace in Dublin to provide 2M and 70cm coverage of the city, hopefully with a 4M backhaul link to HLP with IP as a backup.

more to come when it’s installed

Contacting Us#

You can find us on Discord as part of OARC or email Ben using his callsign at eirpak.ie

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