EchoLink Amateur Radio via PC Using EchoLink on the TryonARC Repeater Node:

What is it??? Amateur Radio communication Voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology Worldwide connections Enhances communications capabilities

Minimum Requirements Pentium CPU, 133 MHz Windows 95 – Windows 7 Windows 2000 and above recommended Soundcard (full duplex recommended) Internet connection (minimum 24 kbps) Microphone and speakers

Getting Started Download software – Install and run software – Follow the prompts Validate call sign

Call Sign Validation Required Prevents call signs from being pirated Variety of ways to accomplish – Mail – Fax – Etc…

EchoLink Window

Link Set Up K2JJI-L – PC connected to a transmitter on simplex frequency K2JJI-R – PC connected to a transmitter on repeater pair KC2UEZ – Local User

Configure User Mode – PC – Mic – Internet connection Sysop Mode (link or repeater) – PC – Internet connection – Radio interface

Troubleshooting Firewall issues – – UDP ports 5198 & 5199 – TCP port 5200 Soundcard adjustment – Volume Adjustments – Noise level Test Server Node: 9999

Radio Interface

Repeater Link Controls Connect Repeater to an Echolink station – Identify on the repeater – CXXXXXX (XXXXX = Node number of Echolink station) Disconnect Repeater from Echolink – C# to disconnect last station – C## to disconnect all Other commands: – C* Local system info. Will not play if a station is already connected. – C06 [Node Number] To check node status. – C08 Local system Status ‘Not connected’ or ‘connected to …’ – C09 Reconnect to the last connected link. – CDDDD Kill switch

More! MAC OS X – EchoMac – Linux - EchoLinux – Wine and windows EchoLink – Examples (ECHOTEST 9999, VE3IWJ-R ) Questions Thank you