EchoLinkAmateur Radio via PC

Using EchoLink on the TryonARC RepeaterNode: 510372

What is it???

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

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

Getting Started

• Download software– www.echolink.org

• Install and run software– Follow the prompts

• Validate call sign

Call Sign Validation

• Required• Prevents call signs from being pirated• Variety of ways to accomplish– Mail– Fax– Etc…

• www.echolink.org

EchoLink Window

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

Configure

• User Mode– PC– Mic– Internet connection

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

Troubleshooting• Firewall issues– www.portforward.com– UDP ports 5198 & 5199– TCP port 5200

• Soundcard adjustment– Volume Adjustments– Noise level

• Test Server Node: 9999

Radio Interface

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

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