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EchoLink
is also available on a 24/7 basis. EchoLink node 147345. When connecting
via EchoLink please do not hesitate to announce your call sign as there
may be traffic on the repeaters and the distant links may not hear the
EchoLink announcement. For EchoLink help please visit the EchoLink Web
Site.
As with any
large link system please remember to key your microphone and pause for
a second or two before speaking to ensure that all the links are up and
transmitting so that others will hear you.
Courtesy
Beeps
A word of
two on the courtesy beeps that you hear on the repeater system. If you
hear a single beep when a station un-keys, this indicates that the station
is on the same repeater or repeater location that you are on. However
when you hear a double beep (the letter I dit-dit in CW) when a station
un-keys this indicates the station is on a remote location (Repeater)
in the " Linked Repeater System".
Should you
hear a letter "D" in CW (da-dit-dit) this indicates the the
repeater is in the de-linked mode.
Should you
hear a letter "B" in CW (da-dit-dit-dit) this indicates that
the repeater is operating on emergency battery power, The "hang time"
(the amount of time the repeater transmits after you un-key) is also changed
to one second to conserve battery capacity instead of the normal 3 seconds
when on normal A-C street power.
Click here
for a map with the locations of the repeaters in the system (large image)
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