IRLP/Echolink Information
IRLP Information:
IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) was started by Dave Cameron, VE7LTD of Vancouver BC back in 1998, and has been growing by leaps and bounds ever since. The system is secure against hackers by using PGP encryption to authenticate nodes with each other when connecting. These keys are only created by the IRLP installer and uploaded to the master IRLP server. This also enforces the philosophy of IRLP that all audio originates from a radio and not from a computer.
EchoLink Information:
Echolink, as many of you may know, allows you to use your Windows computer to communicate with fellow amateurs all over the world. All that is required is to install the Echolink client and apply for call sign validation from the system.
EchoIRLP, however, is custom software written to allow an IRLP node to also operate on the Echolink system. It does not allow simultaneous connections to IRLP and Echolink.
Echolink Node 7926/IRLP Node 5560
Repeater details:
The repeater is owned by Monty Turner N7PLQ, who has graciously
allowed me to link to it. Located atop Red Peak, it overlooks the
Reno/Sparks, NV area. It can be accessed at 440.025+, PL 123.0.
Node technical details:
The IRLP/Echolink node is owned by myself, Richard Nehrbass
N7TGB, and is located in Sun Valley, north of Reno. It is linked to
the repeater site via a GE MVP radio.
It is running on a 700 Mhz PII with 128mb of RAM and a 3gb Hard
Drive. The operating system is Red Hat Linux 9.0. The computer is
connected to the internet via a LAN.
This node has software for both IRLP and Echolink, so either one may
be accessed by the user.
Node 5560.
Click on the picture for it's present status.
Access information for this node
Low Level Simplex IRLP Node
IRLP Node 3064 is a simplex node located at my house in Sun Valley, NV. Operating at low power, it covers Sun Valley and parts of Reno and Sparks. The frequency is 147.440mhz, with a 123.0 PL.
Node technical details:
The node is running on a fairly old PII with 128mb of RAM and a 20gig hard drive, running Linux fedora core 3. The node radio is a Yaesu FT-2500. This node has IRLP only, there are no plans to add Echolink.
Simplex node 3064.
Click on the picture for it's present status
Access information for this node
Links:
IRLP-Internet Radio Linking Project
Internet Linking Status, courtesy of G4EID
EchoIRLP (Echolink on your IRLP node!)