WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Hey crew....
The other night when I was in perth with a scanner, I think I was listenting to 146.525 from memory and heard what I thought was someone using IRLP. I heard someone in perth with a vk6 callsign, then I heard some overseas operators so I presumed someone had used a Repeater with irlp connected to a repeater in the US, but then I also heard a vk5 callsign then a vk2 and I was hearing all these people talking all over the world. From my understanding, you can only have one repeater dialed in through irlp only to 1 repeater. Unless they were using some other system in not aware of? Does anyone happen to know what this may be?

I'd say that you were hearing a node connected to an IRLP reflector.

See this part of the IRLP FAQ for what a reflector is, and this page for a listing of various reflectors and who's connected to them, or this page for a graphical representation of who's connected to the "Western Reflector"...

slipknot wrote:Hey crew....
The other night when I was in perth, I think I was listenting to 146.525 from memory and heard what I thought was someone using IRLP. I heard someone in perth with a vk6 callsign, then I heard some overseas operators so I presumed someone had used a Repeater with irlp connected to a repeater in the US, but then I also heard a vk5 callsign then a vk2 and I was hearing all these people talking all over the world. From my understanding, you can only have one repeater dialed in through irlp only to 1 repeater. Unless they were using some other system in not aware of? Does anyone happen to know what this may be?

I would guess you were listening to 146.625MHz and listening to the IRLP or Echolink node of the NCRG repeater. As mentioned previously either it was connected to a conference or simply several amateurs had connected to it at the same time. IRLP, unless in a reflector, is one to one I think, but depending on how echolink is set up you can have multiple connections from all over or connect to a conference and have any number in it.

I think it could be said that essentially a Echolink Conference and a IRLP Reflector are terms for almost the same thing on different networks. Or so close to it.

Hope this helps

Phil...

I've heard Vk6PQQ(?) host a net on weekends using VK6RFM.

Edit: VK6BQQ

Yeah I heard that VK6 station this morning on the way up to Barbagallo Raceway on VK6RFM doing a multiple-repeater link. Sounded like it was a bit of fun

sorry guys I havnt had a chance to grab hold of a computer to reply on for a few days, So an echo link conference hey? I guess its some of the things I havnt learnt yet. No worries.

Thanks Crew Cheers for the link Zeb.

slipknot wrote:sorry guys I havnt had a chance to grab hold of a computer to reply on, Thanks for your replies guys. So an echo link conference hey? I guess its some of the things I havnt learnt yet. No worries.

That's the fun part, there's always something new!

I think it's a bit spooky hearing callsigns from all over the world on 2m.

robbage wrote:I think it's a bit spooky hearing callsigns from all over the world on 2m.

Sure is a lot of fun!

I was listening on 146.625MHz when the first IRLP node in South Africa called in. Over the course of an hour (with melting icecream in the boot of the car!) I think I spoke to about every amateur in South Africa

I later found out that the IRLP repeater there was so popular, that its power supply burned out and the back-up battery power also completely died. Very popular!

vk6hgr wrote:I was listening on 146.625MHz when the first IRLP node in South Africa called in. Over the course of an hour (with melting icecream in the boot of the car!) I think I spoke to about every amateur in South Africa

I later found out that the IRLP repeater there was so popular, that its power supply burned out and the back-up battery power also completely died. Very popular!

I missed that, when did that happen?

(And are you sending the bill for a replacement tub of ice cream to the South African IRLP node owner? )

That's what I like to hear. Things burning out from overuse

Zebedee wrote: I missed that, when did that happen?

Awww... 7 or 8 years ago?

And no, I had to go any by myself a new tub of icecream, but it was well worth it while I was dealing with the pileup

Echolink, i was givin a breif idea what echo link is.
Just wanted to clear it up now, Im thinking of getting my licence one day. Becuase i live so far away in a misrable town with hill in the way, does this mean that repeater stations in perth fitted with echolink on them allows me to dial in to them from my computer?

slipknot wrote:Gday once again crew.
Echolink, yes, i was at my Foundation licence course and i was givin a breif idea what echo link is.
Just wanted to clear it up now, Becuase i live so far away in a misrable town with hill in the way, does this mean that repeater stations in perth fitted with echolink on them allows me to dial in to them from my computer?

In a word, yes. Well connect to them rather than dial in to them. Not only in Perth. Once licensed and validated you can connect to other repeaters and individuals worldwide from your computer.

At times I have had a echolink link operating from Bunbury so I could connect to a link in Rockingham and talk to mates there while driving around town. Since that node closed down I have not bothered so much lately.

Phil

Slipknot did you ever pick up any 2m repeater at all? I would have thought Busselton would be achievable. Maybe a 2m rig and the high gain antenna will prove better than a scanner.