MB7IHA-L [4360] – 70.3625 MHz [82.5 Hz]
EchoLink Gateway located in Kimpton Herts IO91UU
covering Harpenden, St Albans, Kimpton, Codicote, Wheathampstead and Whitwell.
Current Link Status Links Location Map
Supported by the Verulam Amateur Radio Club (VARC)
This is a relatively new gateway so reports please if you hear it!
You should hear a Voice ident every 15m giving the callsign of the gateway.
Make sure you program your radio on transmit at least to send CTCSS tone 82.5Hz the gateway sends and receives this code.
Operating tips and good practice.
If you TX with your call sign the link will reply with a “R” this means the link is receiving your signal and you are all set to use the gateway.
Try and send some of the commands below using your DTMF keypad the ones in bold are the most common.
It is always a good idea to start by sending 08 this will tell you if the gateway is already connected or not.
Why not try *echotest* 9999 this service records your transmission and plays it back to you.
Towards the bottom of the list are some short codes to try these will connect to local stations or other nodes of interest.
Please try to remember to send the # key to disconnect when you have finished with a connection.
With internet links please try to leave a 4 second gap between overs as most links are simplex on this system it takes a while for the system to drop carrier so you can send dtmf commands. Leaving gaps allows other people to join in the the conversation.
Further more detailed instructions can be found on the Echolink Website
DTMF commands
27 CQ
00 Random Node
01 Random Link
02 Random Conference
03 Random User
08 Connection Status (who is currently connected)
09 Reconnect to last connected station
# Disconnect last station connected
## Disconnect all stations
* Information Message
Favourite / Local Links
002 GB3VR-L 70cms Repeater
003 M0JKT-L (Freestar) www.freestar.network
004MB6ER-L (CQ-UK) Busy multimode room
006 M0HOY-L (HubNet) this is the most busy conference on the system good fun and normally someone to talk to.
008 MB7IDT-L Ampthill Beds 145.3375MHZ 77Hz
We would love to hear if you can hear the link or find it useful.
73
Matt G7HMV