INTERNET - HAM RADIO LINK SYSTEM
GOOD Operating PRACTICE
When a link has been established, it is a good practice to monitor the
frequency if there are any on going conversation before using your Space Bar
and/or Enter Key to send voice over the internet via the ILINK
Software.
If the link frequency is clear, the station who made the link should give
his/her callsign plus the word (VIA THE INTERNET and/or any word to this effect)
this way all the stations monitoring the frequency would right away know that a
link is in progress and needs to give at least 3 to 5 seconds gap on the qso.
When a link is in progress and no one is available to answer the call, the
stations making the call should make sure that a conversation with another local
station should have 3 to 5 seconds gap in order for the remote stations to break
their qso and join the conversation.
It is also important that an exchange of audio quality report be done as soon
as possible, in order for station to change settings on the PC audio mixer
(if one is present on the controls) (Harp System can send DTMF tones to change
the setting) and/or be able to talk louder or
softer for the qso to work on each others favor. Remote stations are
reminded to make sure the ILINK software is on a RX mode before leaving the PC
station to make sure that the Ilinked Repeater Station is not left on a TX
mode.
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