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EchoLink®
software allows licensed 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, or
from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio's communications
capabilities. There are more than 170,000 registered users in
158 nations worldwide!
To check status of the
link or to check if you are in range, ID and send a 08 from your DTMF tone
pad. If system is idle, it will respond with
"NOT CONNECTED". If
link is connected, it will announce what stations are connected to the
node.
Please remember to voice
Identify yourself before entering DTMF tones
Conferences With EchoLink
Conference refers to EchoLink's
ability to be connected to more than one station at a time over the
Internet. Each such station becomes a participant in a conference. It is
conventional for participants in a conference to take turns transmitting,
in roundtable fashion. When connected in this fashion, each member of the
conference can hear each other member's comments. When operating a
Conference it is advisable to say WHO the transmission is to go to next,
it can be confusing for station who are mobile/base who have no PC to look
at.
The link operates using
ECHOLINK GB3TP is virtually invisible to the normal user of the repeater
other than the following. Various voice announcements US or female voice.
Stations calling through, not normally heard
on a UHF repeater. You never know who is connecting.
GB3TP will operate in the normal way when
not linked to the Internet. "All contacts via RF should be logged
with the exception of Mobiles" No one is restricted from it's use but
you must announce your call-sign before using DTMF tones to make sure the
first tone is heard by the software.
Not only can the link be used from the
Internet, commands can be initiated from your transceiver using tones from
your DTMF tone pad, the list below will assist.
Short tones work best, and the system is not
compatible with IRLP if it will not respond first time try again after a
short pause to reset. To find out if the link is on, announce your
call-sign and then key * (star) on your DTMF tone-pad, GB3TP will announce
"ECHOLINK" if the link is turned on
Remember to voice Identify yourself before entering DTMF tones
After you enter a node number remember to
wait for "connecting to" XXXXX then wait for
"Connected"
If nothing happens try again.
To enter a node number (for the Connect or
Query by Node commands); enter the 4-, 5-, or 6-digit node number. If the
specified node is not logged on, EchoLink will reply, "NOT
FOUND".
The table below lists each of
the DTMF commands.
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Command
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Description
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Default
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Connect
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Connects to a
station on the Internet, based on its node number.
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XXXXX |
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Connect by Call
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Connects to a
station on the Internet, based on its callsign.
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C+call+#
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Random Node
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Selects an
available node (of any type) at random, and tries to connect to
it.
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00
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Random Link
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Selects an
available link or repeater (-L or -R) at random, and tries to
connect to it.
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01
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Random Conf
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Selects a
conference server at random, and tries to connect to it.
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02
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Random User
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Selects an
available single-user station at random, and tries to connect to
it.
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03
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Disconnect
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Disconnects ALL the
station connected.
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##
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Disconnect
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Disconnects the
station currently connected.
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#
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Reconnect
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Re-connects to the
station recently disconnected.
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09
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Status
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Announces the
callsign of each station currently connected.
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08
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Play Info
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Plays a brief ID
message.
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*
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Query by Call
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Looks up a station
by its callsign, and reads back its node number and status.
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07+call+#
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Query by Node
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Looks up a station
by its node number, and reads back its callsign and status.
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06+num
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| Time |
Local
Time |
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| Weather |
Weather
in the Air Valley |
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If you have a call-sign you want to
connect to but don't know the Node number you can still connect:
Entering Call-signs
To enter a callsign (for the Connect by Call
or Query by Call commands), press the two digits for each letter and
number in the callsign. The first digit is the key on (07) is Call,- the
(06) is Query call) see list, the second 2 digits are the first letter or
number in the callsign, to enter a number, press the digit followed by 0.
for example 3 would be 30 When finished, end with the hash key (#).
Callsigns need not be entered in full. If a
partial callsign is entered, EchoLink will find the first match among the
stations currently logged on. If no match is found among the stations
currently logged on, EchoLink will reply, "NOT FOUND".
The A to Z numbers on Echolink.
| A= |
21 |
MM |
H= |
42 |
MM |
O= |
63 |
MM |
V= |
83 |
MM |
2= |
20 |
MM |
9= |
90 |
| B= |
22 |
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I= |
43 |
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P= |
71 |
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W= |
91 |
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3= |
30 |
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| C= |
23 |
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J= |
51 |
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Q= |
11 |
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X= |
92 |
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4= |
40 |
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| D= |
31 |
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K= |
52 |
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R= |
73 |
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Y= |
93 |
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5= |
50 |
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| E= |
32 |
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L= |
53 |
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S= |
74 |
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Z= |
12 |
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6= |
60 |
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| F= |
33 |
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M= |
61 |
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T= |
81 |
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0= |
00 |
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7= |
70 |
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| G= |
41 |
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N= |
62 |
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U= |
82 |
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1= |
10 |
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8= |
80 |
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So to query GB3TP:
Enter: 06 41 30 81 71 #
To get the status of GB3TP:
Enter: 07 41 30 81 71 #
EchoLink responds with:
"G-B-3-T-P 2-5-7-0-3-3 BUSY"
To connect to a random link or repeater:
Enter: 0 1
EchoLink responds with:
"CONNECTING TO K-1-O-F
REPEATER" Followed by "CONNECTED" Because K1OF-R was
selected
After you enter a node number
remember to wait for connecting to XXXXX then wait for
"Connected"
Remember to voice
Identify yourself before entering DTMF tones
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Node
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Call
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Location
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| 4969 |
GB3AI-R |
Amersham |
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117931
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Dundee Gateway
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4125
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Amersham, Bucks
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1938
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Bracknell,Berks
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| 6624 |
GB3BY-R |
Kidderminster |
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190502
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Gloucester
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167078
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Central Scotland
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11659
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Dumfries and
Galloway
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| 120618 |
GB3DV-R |
Maltby |
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7125
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Birmingham
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48360
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Margate
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235976
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Folkestone, Kent
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228585
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North Somerset
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114580
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Huddersfield, West
Yorks
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115293
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Hastings
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27871
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Plymouth, Devon
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98258
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Huthwaite, Notts
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1353
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North East England
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| 187981 |
GB3KD-R |
Kidderminster |
| 155403 |
GB3LV-R |
London |
| 197681 |
GB3MI-R |
Manchester
City |
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54760
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Erith, Kent
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219719
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Scarborough
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37878
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Bo'ness, Scotland
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| 2591 |
GB3PZ-R |
Manchester |
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116678
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Scottish Borders
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| 257033 |
GB3TP |
Keighley
West Yorks |
| 170343 |
GB3WO-R |
West
Oxfordshire |
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153126
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Langold, Notts
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261922 |
MB7IHD-L |
Honley
Holmfirth |
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EchoLink
software is free of charge and can be obtained from
www.echolink.org
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