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INTERNET LINKING INFO PAGE
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G4JKQ-L
ECHOLINK
EchoLink is software which
allows 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, from computer to
station, or from computer to computer
434.475 .....Central UK
If you connect to the Gateway on 434.475 or you can operate the link with D.T.M.F tones
Simply - to use the Link/Gateway - send DTMF '01' and to disconnect send '#'. You can check if the Gateway has a internet station connected to it sending '08' and the gateway id by sending '11'.
Command |
Description |
Send DTMF |
Connect to link |
Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its node number. |
Send DTMF Tone |
Random Node |
Connects to a station on the Internet, based on its node number. |
00 |
Random Link |
Selects an available link or repeater (-L or -R) at random, and tries to connect to it. |
01 |
Random Conference Server |
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 |
Disconnect |
Disconnects the station that the gateway is currently connected. |
# |
Reconnect |
Re-connects the gateway to the station that most recently disconnected |
09 |
Status of Link |
Announces the callsign of each station currently connected |
08 |
Gateway Identification |
Plays the identification of (G4JKQ) if link is active and on line |
11 |
I am more than happy to let you take control of the link/s with your DTMF tones, all I ask is if you connect to a link or station and get no reply, before connecting to another do a # DTMF TO AVOID MULTIPLE LINKING.
Gateway/Station Details
.The gateway is not 24/7 but as and when activity demands
The qth is a village called Ibstock, approx 12 miles nw of the city of Leicester in the Central East Midlands of the uk, which is about 125 miles north of London. I run Two frequencies on the gateway, usualy 434.475. . I run a modified pmr radio to run the link. A co-linear antennas running the permitted power as directed by the N.O.V,s (NOTICE OF VARIATION).
View a list of all UK allocated gateways by frequency
The Web page you are on now on is the G4JKQ Internet Linking page
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How does a RF Link work
To operate a link all
you need is the Sysop software from echolink, a radio, antenna,
and interface. The interface you use can be one that you purchase
from various sites. See http://www.synergenics.com/el/interfaces.htm or you can build a simple
interface. The one that I use cost only about $5 US to build. The
circuit that I used was the one shown here 
this operates the PTT and it is built
into the 9 pin plug that connects to the computer so you do not
even need a board. You can set up all the DTMF tones and other
interface options in the great echolink software. Remember in the
UK to run a link/gateway you need a N.O.V from the RSGB http://www.dcc.rsgb.org/Online.htm Other countries you must check
with the licensing authority of your country. Note the opto
device can be any general purpose device and is not critical,
such as a 4N25, 4N29.
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UPDATED JAN 30th 09
