A beginners look at echolink by cliff pulis whats in this paper anyway. Echolink eqso widecoverage internet repeater enhancement system radio over. Open source implementation of voice over ip voip software specifically for ham radio. You can use this app to connect to the echolink system from almost anywhere, using either a wifi or cellular 3g4glte connection. This is an alpha distribution of echolinux and you attempt this at your own risk. Echolink on linux svxlink and qtel resource detail. I do want to use my 2 meter radio and echolink to contact different parts of the country and overseas if possible. Due the fact that there is no native linux version wine is requred to run echolink unter linux echo link. Im pretty sure that by swl they mean unlicensedpublic access, but im not entirely sure, as ive read in several forum threads that it isnt appreciated when you connect to. Messages that are sent to your echolink text box in the format your call message will send the content of the message to you via email. Echolinkcompatible packages are available for linux and mac. Echolink enabled repeater a local repeater that has its audio streamed onto the internet. Advanced repeater controller and echolink software for linux including a gui, qtel the qt echolink client.
But thats kind of like praying while sitting on the. Type the node number to attempt to connect to that node. Hi, i just finished setting up echolink and not sure how to go about using it. Please consider a small donation to help with these expenses. Echolink is a twoway system by design, and there is no mechanism to validate listenonly stations. Note that the echolink software package is exactly the same in all cases. This is when the linux os and the speak freely software were first tested. If you are running a linux distribution, you may be able to run echolink on the wine platform, as some other users have done.
The official echolink software runs on the windows platform, and can be operated a couple of different ways. This circuit is also compatible with echolink and most other digital modes, including psk31. First of all, you can apparently use the native echolink windows app using wine in ubuntu. I dont know of any other adapter to allow using an irlp board outside of linux. The svxlink server is a general purpose voice services system, which when connected to a transceiver, can act as both an advanced. Will echolink run on a pda, such as an iphone or a windows. Echolink is a freeware running under windows, linux or macos that you can download from the internet. I would personaly like to see and echolink version for linux. Input a line of text and display on standard output. However, if you are running a macintosh with os x, you can use the program echoham from the mac app store, which is compatible with echolink. There is a lot of capability here which can be difficult to grasp.
How to get qtel echolink running on your ubuntu 14. From echolink website copypaste currently, there are no plans to offer versions of echolink for other operating systems. Echolink is designed specifically to run under microsoft windows. This app is for licensed amateur radio operators only. This is perfect for people in these situations, as seen here.
For more information about internet linking programs such as echolink, see qst for february, 2003, page 44, or download the pdf from the arrl web site. Practice social distancing, cover your cough, and wash your hands. Echolink is designed to run on all 32bit and 64bit versions of microsoft windows. Our club members use the connection regularly every week from all over the world. The circuit shown below is the deluxe plri interface, and is used to connect a radio to a pc using a parallel port and sound card. Another benefit to this circuit is that you can isolate computer problems by using a pc running a different operating system such as windows. However maybe you are interested in messing with a linux based repeater controller. Each user of echolink must validate their call sign and identity in order to create an account. Windows pc, iphone, ipad or android are used as end devices. For others replace aptget with your package manager. If you own one of these devices and are a validated echolink user, you can access the echolink system from nearly anywhere where wifi or cellular networking is available. For example, echolink is known to work with fedora core 5 and above, with a few limitations.
Echolink is a fullfeatured software package with many important and useful features. However, if you are running a macintosh with os x, you can use the program echomac by n9yty, which is compatible with echolink. Echolink via rf, and had an old kenwood tr7400a 2m radio lying around, and loaded up a panasonic toughbook cf29 with mint linux. Discussion in general technical questions and answers started by guest, feb 7, 2004. The most popular versions among the program users are 2. It has been tested on windows 95, windows 98, windows nt 4. The echolink installer is commonly called echolink. Echo command in linux with examples linuxhelp tutorials. Echolink bd7jad link3 manual link3 of n1mm setup diagrams link3n1mm. Currently, there are no plans to offer versions of echolink for other platforms except as noted below. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Both of us added it before doing this so let us know this tutorial works without adding it as we are both curious sudo aptaddrepository ppa.
The project svxlink is a project that develops software targeting the ham radio community. Kyle, k0kn has designed a schematic for people in these situations, to emulate the irlp board. For example, irlp only runs on the linux operating system and. This link is listed in our web site directory since monday sep 3 2012, and till today echolink on linux svxlink and qtel has been followed for a total of 1299 times. Wine is an optional component of most linux distributions, such as ubuntu, fedora, and debian. The recipient needs to be running this software echoemail so as to receive emails.
Echolink for android is an edition of the echolink software that runs on an android smartphone or tablet. Fortunately the default dial nf is well commented and will work fine for most node admins. Once you have successfully validated as a user with echolink, download the echolink software and also. These circuits are fully compatible with irlp internet radio linking project. The main category is ham radio software for linux that is about ham radio programs for linux platform. Echolink with linux echolink is a voice over ip application for radio amateurs. Subject to the attended operation requirements of the uk licence notice of variation issued to link stations, gb3ag, gb3cs, gb3dg, gb3ff and gb3pa may have an active echolink gateway available. About echolink on linux svxlink and qtel the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Allstar and echolink are voice over internet protocols voip that add linking capabilities from ham radio node to node all around the world.
It started out as an echolink application for linux back in 2003 but have now evolved to be something much more advanced. Debian multiarch, squeeze packages and pulseaudio oss shim. Below is the list of the important dtmf commands when using the ky4ky allstar system. Thebridge is a ilinkecholink compatable conference bridge that runs under various versions of unix as well as windows. It cost money to host this site and to server up the large files for download.
Download echolink echolink software is offered free of charge to licensed amateur radio operators worldwide, for amateur radio use only. The echolink site provides facilities to upload the needed documentation, which is a copy of your amateur radio license. It can be used to display a line of text on a standard output or it could able to append into a new file. Echolink connection may be physically located at repeater, or may be remotely located 145. It explains what it is and presents a laymans overview of how it works.
This allows repeater users to connect to other echolink users via the internet. The actual developer of the free software is synergenics, llc. Users of the echolink system need to comply with the fcc regulations while using the system. Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as 100% safe. The internet radio linking project, also called irlp, is a closedsource project that links. Support for echomac is not available through the echolink web site. You do need some experience on more than a user level with linux specifically centos or limey linux and the ability to debug. There was not much help that i could find on the site. Echolink under linux debian jessie amd64 qtel problems. Validating your callsign with echolink openrepeater project. Repeater controller and echolink software for linux including a gui, qtel the qt echolink client.
Or are i need of a spare irlp board for interim node setups and testing. Many users have also had success running echolink under linux using the wine compatibility layer. Echolink bd7jad link 2 echolink bd7jad link3 complex interface definitions. Svxlink is a project that develops software targeting the ham radio community.
Please note that you must hold a valid amateur radio license in order to use echolink. I havent used this too much myself, but its there if i ever need it. Echolink users should use the same operating procedures used on the air for echolink. Please read the using echolinux file as it tells about echolinux in more detail. Theres a lot of detailed information on the internet. Echolink users from anywhere in the world can connect and transmit onto the repeater. Plri parallel logic radio interface is a set of circuits of interest to radio amateurs amateur radio hams. Svxlink server the svxlink server is a general purpose voice services system, which when connected to a transceiver, can act as both an advanced repeater system and can also operate on a simplex channel. Kyle, k0kn has designed a schematic for people in these situations, to emulate the irlp. Anyway i set it up as follows and am not sure how to go about using it or if i set it up the correct way. Here is a list of echolink repeaters available for use in essex.
Allstar link voip setup tutorial ham radio youtube. First, we are not sure if you need this ppa added to your machine. Echolink under linux debian jessie amd64 shtroms wiki. Echolink for android provides access to the echolink network from your android device.
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