G7LFC-L specifications

The G7LFC Internet linked gateway has the following specification:

Callsign		G7LFC-L
Echolink node number		609629
Location		Ormskirk (IO83NN)
NoV holder		Derek Hughes (G7LFC)
NoV date of issue		3rd August 2012
Level of service		8+ hours per day, 4-7 days per week
Frequency		433.975 MHz simplex
CTCSS tone		82.5 Hz
Mode		FM (F3E)
Tone burst		None required
Bandwidth		12.5 KHz
Time-out		5 minutes
Transceiver		Kenwood V-71
Transmitter power		2.5 W
Antenna		Watson W-30 2m/70cm vertical omnidirectional
Antenna configuration		Half-wave on 2m, 5/8 on 70cm
Antenna height		7 MAGL
Antenna gain		3dB on 2m, 6dB on 70cm
Effective radiated power (ERP)		4 dBW
Computer		G7LFC Tower PC
Processor		2.6GHz AMD 64 X2 5200+ processor
Memory		2Gb DDR2 memory
Sound card		Built-in to motherboard
Operating system		Microsoft Windows XP
USB / Serial Port adaptor		Built-in serial port
Data communications interface		Built-in to Kenwood V-71 transceiver
Echolink gateway software		Echolink v2.0.908
Internet service provider (ISP)		Sky Professional (was BE)
Internet performance*		8.91 Mbps download, 0.86 Mbps upload Down from (when we were with BE): 10.712 Mbps download, 1.1 Mbps upload

*Internet perfomance tested using Broadband Speed Checker.