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Echo/IRLP on the ITS

Echo/IRLP is now available on the ITS.

EcholinkIRLP has been installed on 444.725.

Please ID before entering DTMF tones.

Because EcholinkIRLP has been installed on 444.725, it means that it is available throughout the ITS system with one exception. The Chemainus repeater 146.680 will not be able to connect or disconnect the Echo/IRLP nodes.

NARA has chosen to keep the nodes "open". There are no access codes required for access. The EcholinkIRLP will be of use to all amateurs on the Island Trunk System. If your located within range of 146.640, it would be preferred if it was used instead of tying up all the repeaters on the ITS.

Node Numbers are

146.640 IRLP Node #1003
444.725 IRLP Node #1755

Echolink Node #428436

EchoLink and IRLP are two separate systems that acheive a common purpose: Interconnecting Amateur stations by voice over the Internet.

The IRLP system consists of RF gateways (called nodes) and reflectors. Each node is either a simplex link or a link to a repeater (like an EchoLink Sysop node); there is no direct access from a PC. Each node supports only one connection at a time, but numerous reflectors are available (like EchoLink conference servers) to support roundtables and nets.

IRLP node owners purchase and install a custom interface board that comes with a special edition of the Linux software package on which the IRLP software runs. Each node has a 4-digit number, and one node can be linked to another using DTMF codes, similar to EchoLink. IRLP nodes can be customized by writing Linux shell scripts.

If you (or your club) are interested in setting up an RF gateway for both EchoLink and IRLP, a good choice might be EchoIRLP. EchoIRLP is a software package that can be added on to an existing IRLP node to allow it to connect to the EchoLink network. The result is a node that can connect (or receive connections) on either EchoLink or IRLP, using a single set of equipment.

Have Fun and Enjoy 73

The Internet Radio Linking Project http://www.irlp.net/
Introducing EchoLink http://www.echolink.org/

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