EchoLink
EchoLink is one of several Voice over IP protocols used with amateur radio, and is available on the club repeater.
EchoLink can be used between any combinations of repeaters and computers on the internet. One or more connected stations can act as a "conference server" and host multiple simultaneous clients.
From the internet side, people will appear under their call sign. Stations linking to repeaters will appear under the control operator's call sign plus a -L suffix. Stations directly connected to repeaters will appear under the repeater's call sign plus a -R suffix. Conferences without a specific associated radio will show up as *Conference name*.
From the radio side, conferences, links, radios, and people all get node numbers. To call a node, enter the repeater specific activation prefix (usually empty or B) followed by the node number. Disconnect last call with # or disconnect everyone with ##. (These instructions may vary slightly from repeater to repeater.)
How to set up EchoLink on your computer[edit]
Windows... just go to the EchoLink website at http://www.echolink.org/
Linux... there are two methods to do this:
- use echoLinux, it is primarily command line, but you can use a generic test GUI that comes with it, or you can also just wait for the KEchoLink Project to come to fruition.
- use EchoLink + wine with real copy of winspool.drv from one of the myriad of windows machines polluting the planet.
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Orlando local echolink nodes[edit]
| Node | Call | Frequency | PL/DCS | miles | Location / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225634 | K4UCF-R | 146.640 | 103.5 | 0 | UCF Club repeater |
| 44310 | N4HHA-R | 443.100 | 103.5 | Orlando | |
| 86525 | AC0Y-R | 145.110 | 103.5 | Disney (access B4) | |
| 80113 | N4GMU-R | 147.315 | 103.5 | Deland; access 5 | |
| 25554 | KD4UTV-R | 147.045 | 103.5 | Deland | |
| 1842 | *FLORIDA* | conference | |||
| 7075 | *Orlando* | conference | |||
| 13599 | *NASA* | conference |