<div dir="ltr"><h1>Nepal has an IRLP-enabled repeater </h1><p> The 2-metre repeater in Kathmandu Nepal serves those with hand-held transceivers and has now been upgraded to become the latest IRLP node with worldwide access. <br><br> The repeater, donated through the <strong>Radio Mala</strong> group and the <strong>Bay-Net</strong> in <br> California, was installed last year following the massive earthquake in the Himalayas. Bay-Net volunteers helped build, test and ship the repeater system that is at the Tribhuvan University with the callsign of <strong>9N1SP</strong>. <br><br> George Zafiropoulos KJ6VU of Bay-Net reports that after testing, the IRLP node has worked well over the last two weeks. <br><br> The new IRLP connection in Kathmandu Nepal has been assigned the Node number <strong> 5511</strong>. <br><br><em><strong>Jim Linton VK3PC</strong><br></em> IARU Region 3 Chairman, </p></div>