EchoLink® on the K2RF Repeater
EchoLink® software allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) technology. The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, or from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio's communications capabilities. There are more than 112,000 registered users in 147 countries worldwide!
For licensed hams, EchoLink® software opens up new possibilities for communicating around the world with other amateurs. Your PC links you or your local repeater to any of more than 112,000 other stations over the Internet.
EchoLink® connects to a conventional FM
transceiver using either the custom-designed linking interface boards from
WB2REM and
VA3TO, or general-purpose digital-mode interfaces such as the RIGblaster
from
West Mountain Radio. You can even build your own interface from
junk-box parts. The board connects to your computer's sound card and
serial port.
Virtually any type of Internet connection may be used
with EchoLink®, from dial-up to DS3. Custom settings allow you
to tailor EchoLink® to compensate for older computers or slower
Internet connections.
The Node number for the Splitrock ARA Repeater (K2RF-R) is #136823.