IRLP

Our IRLP node 6549 operating on 146.950 MHz serves the area depicted below.

The IRLP node 6549 is available for all Amateur radio operators to use, but we do request that you announce yourself and your intention to use the node, before making a connection. It is also important to listen briefly (15 secs.) before making your intentions known. When using the node, always leave 3 secs between overs, to allow the remote node to unkey, any timeouts to reset on the remote repeater and to allow other operators to call in.

"IRLP Guidelines" can be found here. The "IRLP Status Page" can be found here.

The status of New Zealand nodes can be checked here before making a call.

For those interested in checking out the IRLP network on Google Earth can click this link - http://www.irlp.net/setup-irlp.kml - it will download a "networked linked" kmz file from the server which will update every 2 minutes, complete with all the info for all the links and nodes.
When closing Google Earth, when prompted, save the changes. That way all you will have to do is open up Google Earth, and all IRLP connections will be displayed. Yellow lines are node to node while blue are reflector connections.

See what Wikipedia has to say on the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP).

Some of the “Special Codes” used on Node 6549 and most other NZ Nodes:

To connect to a Node	Dial the 4 digit Node No.
To read a detailed 'help' file	00
Last 'Node" connected	44
To get the current ZL time	55
To get the current UTC time	66
To disconnect	73
To check current 'connect' status	77
Advises the status of all Waikato VHF Group Rptrs	78
To hear the ZL1IS news and info	81
Redial last node	*#
Read the local time at a remote Node	## node number

New Zealand Nodes:

Node ID.	Callsign	City	Area	Freq.	CTCSS
6081	ZL2KS	Blenheim	Marlborough	438.450	192.8
6082	ZL4AU	Invercargill	Southland	146.450	None
6095	ZL1AM	Whangarei	Northland	438.700	None
6105	ZL2AA	Gisborne	Poverty Bay	146.475	None
6184	ZL4DM	Dunedin	Otago	146.675	None
6273	ZL1KIWI	Hamilton	Waikato	432.700	88.5
6285	ZL2KS	Blenheim	Marlborough	432.700	None
6394	ZL1KW	Kawerau	Bay of Plenty	147.000	None
6507	ZL4JH	Dunedin	Otago	146.650	None
6549	ZL1IS	Hamilton	Waikato	146.950	None
6609	ZL1KIWI	Hamilton	Waikato	144.700	123.0
6642	ZL4QS	Alexander	Otago	146.525	None
6793	ZL2AS	Hastings	Hawkes Bay	147.200	None
6900	ZL3TMB	Christchurch	Canterbury	147.200	None
6910	ZL2LD	Masterton	Wairarapa	147.175	None
6931	ZL2VH	Upper Hutt	Wellington	147.300	None
6943	ZL2KO	Feilding	Manawatu	145.725	None
6950	ZL1BQ	Auckland	Auckland	146.700	None
6962	ZL2LV	Upper Hutt	Wellington	000.000	None

Some IRLP Websites:-

Ham.net	http://www.eham.net/articles/2298
Google Earth Library	http://www.gelib.com/irlp-nodes.htm