My Echolink RF Station set up



 My rig is a Alinco DR-570 running about 10 watts into a Mirage B2516G with output of 50  Watts.

Computer is 1.8 ghz home brew running XP.

Interface: Rig Blaster Plus.

Antenna is a Diamond 2/440 vertical up 60 feet.

Software is Echolink along with EchoProducer and I use Neospeech voice of Kate

to do the beacons and announcements.

Frequency is 147.590 mhz and Echolink is active 24 hours a day. But may be shut down due to thunder storms.


Extended Protocall for Echotime, use DTMF tones:
To hear the Time  00*
To hear Node Status  08, to see if anyone is connected.
To hear current WX  **1
To hear Temperature  *A
To Hear WX forecast **2
To hear WX Warnings  **3
To hear WX Warning Summary  **4
To hear List of NC Hamfest  *15  
To hear List of Local Nets  13
To hear Location of this Station  *

Fast connect numbers: N9ZSV-L      20

                                        WD7F-R       25   Tuson, AZ Reapeater

                                        N3TN-R        30    Beaver, PA  Repeater

                                        N3QCI          35     Finnleyville, PA

                                        N3APP-R     45   Erie, PA Repeater

                                       K3WWA-R   50   Erie, PA  Repeater

                                       KG4LGY-R  55   Asheville, NC Repeater  53.190 mhz


Standard protocall is used for DTMF codes for Echolink functions.


Echolink Commands:

Command

Description

Default

Connect

Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its node number.

num

Connect by Call

Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its callsign.

C+call+#

Random Node

Selects an available node (of any type) at random, and tries to connect to it.

00

Random Link

Selects an available link or repeater (-L or -R) at random, and tries to connect to it.

01

Random Conf

Selects a conference server at random, and tries to connect to it.

02

Random User

Selects an available single-user station at random, and tries to connect to it.

03

RandomFavNode

Selects an available node (of any type) at random from the Favorites List, and tries to connect to it.

001

RandomFavLink

Selects an available link or repeater (-L or -R) at random from the Favorites List, and tries to connect to it.

011

RandomFavConf

Selects a conference server at random from the Favorites List, and tries to connect to it.

021

RandomFavUser

Selects an available single-user station at random, and tries to connect to it.

031

Disconnect

Disconnects the station that is currently connected.  If more than one station is connected, disconnects only the most-recently-connected station.

#

Disconnect All

Disconnects all stations.

##

Reconnect

Re-connects to the station that most recently disconnected.

09

Status

Announces the callsign of each station currently connected.

08

Link Down

Disables EchoLink (no connections can be established).

(none)

Link Up

Enables EchoLink.

(none)

Play Info

Plays a brief ID message.

*

Query by Call

Looks up a station by its callsign, and reads back its node number and status.

07+call+#

Query by Node

Looks up a station by its node number, and reads back its callsign and status.

06+num

Profile Select

Switches to a different stored set of configuration settings (0 through 9).

B#+num

Listen-Only On

Inhibits transmission from RF to the Internet.

0511

Listen-Only Off

Restores normal transmission from RF to the Internet.

0510


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