Echolink / IRLP

The 146.880 and 146.715 repeaters can be linked via Echolink or IRLP.

Echolink is provided by WA5LUY-R, Node number 855562
IRLP is provided by N5XFW, Node number 3647

General Guide Lines

1. Listen for a clear Frequency before attempting a Connection to a remote station.
2. Always announce your Call Sign before sending DTMF Commands to the system.
3. Listen for at least 10 seconds before transmitting after connecting to a remote station.
4. Key your microphone 1 second before transmitting or sending DTMF codes.
5. Leave 3 to 4 seconds between all transmissions.
6. Keep your transmissions short. Less than 90 seconds.
7. Disconnect after your conversation has ended. No monitoring of remote connections.
8. Do not connect then disconnect without at least giving your Call Sign.

Echolink

To Connect: DTMF “D*” plus the node number in one transmission.
To Disconnect: DTMF “D*#”. Be sure connected node is not transmitting before sending any DTMF.

The DTMF prefix “D*” is used with all Echolink Codes.
Example to connect to node 270897, dial D*270897
Do not release the microphone after the D*.
Do not hesitate while dialing. The system may think you have ended your entry.

Use this link to find nodes: http://www.echolink.org/links.jsp
Click on the “Show Links Near” and enter the city and state information, then click “Find”.
Hint the node with the highest antenna is usually the most popular

IRLP

To Connect: DTMF D+ the node number.
To Disconnect: DTMF “D73″. Be sure connected node is not transmitting before sending any DTMF.

Do not hesitate while dialing. The system may think you have ended your entry.

Use this link to find nodes: http://status.irlp.net/
Click on “Nodes by Country”, then click on “USA”, then nodes are listed by state.
Please do not connect to larger reflectors (conference systems).
They tie up the repeater and are difficult to disconnect because we are a simplex node.

Sabbatical away from the Whack-a-Mole of technology

Posted on December 5, 2022 by w5mz

So many things have broken over the last six months that there is very little left intact. Since spring there have been a long string of power surges, lightning strikes, wind damage, and magic smoke leaving nearly every device. By the time one thing was fixed and operation another event would break three more things. As if there were not enough issues, a fallen tree took out the antennas for the shack. The last of the base radios failed early this fall.

I’ve removed the blown up equipment and supporting wiring. I lack the time and energy to rebuild what was a decade in the making. I’m going quiet for a while. I may well be back at some point, but that is far enough down the road not to be in sight.

Due to aging hardware and software in the data center this site cannot be upgraded without a complete start from scratch, and an upgrade is required to get it to run on modern software. As bad as the whack-a-mole with the radio and power systems was, the digital side of things has been an even bigger handful.

I am going to archive this site into cold storage for another day where I might be able to pull a magic rabbit with a quick fix, but don’t look for it soon. If you want anything that is on the site I’d suggest downloading it very soon. Nothing will be erased, and it may even return sometime between later and when pigs take flight.

In the ways that matter things are fine, so don’t worry be happy… I’m also shutting down the last of the online projects as soon as a graceful exit presents. It is time for a long sabbatical to examine the insides of my eyelids and recharge.

de w5mz QRT

Echolink / IRLP

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