EchoLink

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EchoLink

• Amateur Radio via PC
• Using EchoLink on the TryonARC Repeater
• Node 510372

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What is it???

• Amateur Radio communication
• Voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology
• Worldwide connections
• Enhances communications capabilities

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Minimum Requirements

• Pentium CPU, 133 MHz
• Windows 95 Windows 7
• Windows 2000 and above recommended
• Soundcard (full duplex recommended)
• Internet connection (minimum 24 kbps)
• Microphone and speakers

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Getting Started

• Download software
• www.echolink.org
• Install and run software
• Follow the prompts
• Validate call sign

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Call Sign Validation

• Required
• Prevents call signs from being pirated
• Variety of ways to accomplish
• Mail
• Fax
• Etc
• www.echolink.org

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EchoLink Window
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Link Set Up

• K2JJI-L
• PC connected to a transmitter on simplex
  frequency
• K2JJI-R
• PC connected to a transmitter on repeater pair
• KC2UEZ
• Local User

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Configure

• User Mode
• PC
• Mic
• Internet connection
• Sysop Mode (link or repeater)
• PC
• Internet connection
• Radio interface

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Troubleshooting

• Firewall issues
• www.portforward.com
• UDP ports 5198 5199
• TCP port 5200
• Soundcard adjustment
• Volume Adjustments
• Noise level
• Test Server Node 9999

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Radio Interface
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Repeater Link Controls

• Connect Repeater to an Echolink station
• Identify on the repeater
• CXXXXXX (XXXXX Node number of Echolink
  station)
• Disconnect Repeater from Echolink
• C to disconnect last station
• C to disconnect all
• Other commands
• C Local system info. Will not play if a station
  is already connected.
• C06 Node Number To check node status.
• C08 Local system Status Not connected or
  connected to
• C09 Reconnect to the last connected link.
• CDDDD Kill switch

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More!

• MAC OS X EchoMac
• http//echomac.sourceforge.net/
• Linux - EchoLinux
• Wine and windows EchoLink
• http//cqinet.sourceforge.net/
• Examples (ECHOTEST 9999, VE3IWJ-R 158695)
• Questions
• Thank you