EchoLink is software which allows Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using voice-over-IP
(VoIP) technology. The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, from computer to station, or from computer to computer.
The basic modes are:
1. Computer to computer on the Internet. (requires authorization: see webpage)
2. Computer to repeater (requires authorization: see webpage)
3. Repeater to computer (via touch-tones on your transceiver)
4. Repeater to Internet to some other repeater (via touch-tones on your transceiver)
KARC has an EchoLink node VE3KBR-R
The node is on the Kingston repeater VE3KBR (146.94(-) T 151.4)
VE3RCS-R is now located on VE3FRG
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I'd appreciate any feedback you may have, such as if EchoLink is causing a
problem on the repeater, or it hangs up or something. If you hear it
connected but nobody using it, it should time-out. If not, try closing the
link with #. Send me an e-mail to any member of the club executive."
There is some overlap in IRLP and EchoLink numbers, so, for EchoLink add an
"A" as the first required character for Echolink. So if you want to connect
to EchoLink node 123456, use A123456. Everything else is the same as before.
For example, disconnect is #.
EchoLink will identify its availability on 146.94 every hour and a half with
"VE3RCS-R".
EchoTest node is 9999, to check your audio.
EchoLink homepage On the site, probably the most helpful info can be found in the Help files. The best tutorial is to download the EchoLink application and try it. To run it, you have get
authorized because only licensed amateur radio operators are allowed to use it. The site gives the details. Mainly, you have to send them an electronic copy (like a scanned image or photo) of your
license.
Some other useful links are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echolink,
http://www.gb3ok.com/echolink.html,
http://www.rarchams.org/echolink.htm and
http://www.echolinkmap.org/. The last two show how to operate from the repeater side, to Internet stations, and to other repeaters.
Need a program to save all you audio settings for the each of the different
programs that you run, for example SSTV, EchoLink, PSK31, etc, then check out QuickMix.
EchoLink, Firewalls and Routers
http://www.echolink.org/firewall-friendly.htm
Windows XP SP2
http://www.echolink.org/xp_firewall.htm