[MCARC] Seneca 715 Repeater

[Nate Bargmann]

Thanks to a query from Mike, N0UDF, I have added Echolink to the 444.350
repeater.  It can be accessed through Echolink using the N0NB-R
callsign.

For information on Echolink, visit https://secure.echolink.org/

As Mike noted, Echolink can be accessed by any licensed radio amateur
using an application on a computer or an app for Android or iOS devices.

The registration process is a bit convoluted but works by opening the
app and registering your callsign.  Then you will be prompted to provide
an email address and a password you plan to use.  After that is accepted
check the email address for a verification link.  Once that is done,
your callsign must be validated which is a process that can be done a
couple of ways.  The easiest is to provide a PDF copy of your license
that as the "Official Copy" watermark.  If it the watermark is
"Reference Copy", it will be rejected (the idea being that only the
holder of the license can get an "Official Copy" while anyone can get a
"Reference Copy".

Using the app on a mobile device works well, the only thing is that
inbound connections from other operators are not normally possible but
you can connect to any listed node.

The following link shows all of the Echolink nodes in proximity of the
444.350 repeater:

https://secure.echolink.org/links.jsp?lat_deg=&lat_min=&lat_NS=North&lon_deg=&lon_min=&lon_EW=West&sel=gridsq&gs=em19qv&city=minden&state=&country=GM&d=2

To search for Echolink nodes using other criteria:

https://secure.echolink.org/links.jsp

With this technology enabled on the 444.350 repeater the plan is to link
to the Seneca repeater just before 9 PM on Sunday nights to tie them
into the ARES net.  The Rapsberry Pi the software runs on will do this
per a schedule I have set up.  You may have heard Bruce or Mike
connecting to it as a test from time to time.

The culture of Echolink is different from that of AllStar with the
former being more open to operators connecting to a node and calling CQ,
etc.  If you hear an unfamiliar callsign on the repeater, please answer
them!

It is possible to initiate an Echolink connection from the 444.350
repeater when the distant node number is known.  For example, the
KB0DEU-R node has a number of 763234.  For technical reasons AllStar
requires the digit '3' be prepended to the Echolink node number, so to
connect to Seneca with a radio DTMF pad send *33763234.  To disconnect
the link send *13763234.  For Echolink nodes with a four or five digit
number, the node number must be padded with zeroes, e.g. Echolink node
1234 must be accessed using the DTMF sequence of *33001234.

73, Nate

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