[HCARC] Repeater Usage

kd5wdq . kd5wdq at gmail.com
Mon Sep 16 20:02:57 EDT 2013


Terry,

You got my attention - twice this year (spring time) I tried to use
echolink on my iPhone
during severe WX.   What is the issue with iPhone users?  Bare in mind this
was for
the NWS and I CANNOT CONNECT to their internet (that's the Govt. saying
that.)
So I'm stuck with my iPhone...Or finding another way to get comm with
Kerrville during
severe WX events.

--eddie kd5wdq / NWS wx5ewx



On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Terry Hipskind <thipskind at suddenlink.net>wrote:

> All
>
> We have gone from a single complaint about packet activity on our repeater
> all the way to “the Red Cross is pulling our communications”.  This rumor
> made it all the way to the Austin Red Cross.  Of course they are wondering
> what the heck is going on with our club.  I have spent a good part of today
> squelching rumors and smoothing feathers.
>
> Here are the facts surrounding this fiasco:  A brief packet test was
> conducted – A complaint was issued through the wrong channel – All computer
> driven additions to the repeater were terminated – Rumors flew.
>
> EchoLink is once again temporarily working.  I say temporarily because it
> has not been working right since it was first installed.  Although you will
> be able to connect with your computer, most iPhone users will still get a
> Connection Error.  In addition EchoLink requires dedicated source and
> destination ports.  Because we do not have our own internet access we are
> tying into the Red Cross server.  Something within this server’s setup is
> occasionally reissuing these ports causing EchoLink to drop.  Fred was
> working with Anthony of the Red Cross to resolve this issue, but Anthony is
> no longer with the firm.  I am now working with Anthony’s replacement –
> hopefully he will quickly solve this problem.  So until this is fixed, if
> EchoLinkis down, don’t jump to conclusions, call me because the sytem needs
> to be reset.
>
> IRLP 7779 node is not gone but is currently on 146.52 simplex.  Remember
> to terminate with 73.
>
> RMS will not be back up on 2M.  This was a test for emergency
> communications.  Fredericksburg is the limit of our repeater and even there
> I had to use an LPA.  2M is useless for covering all of the counties in the
> Hill Country Chapter.  RMS will go to HF.
>
> The club has elected officers and an executive committee to handle any
> concerns the club may have.  If concerns do not go this group of committed
> people, they can not solve problems.   As President of this club, I expect
> all concerns to come through me - especially concerns that have the
> potential of throwing a bad light on this club.
>
> Terry Hipskind  W0HIP
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