Expo Portal Ham Radio Net - 06 Nov 07 @ 19:00 PDST

[crawler#976]

... on the Western Reflector node #9251

KE7OLM, BogusBlake, will take the net control duty for the meeting.

Topic is TBA

Please sign up below!

We need others to take the net control spot, and to suggest topics. Any volunteers?

Mark - KE7IXX

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[crawler#976]

I'll be attempting to join in - I have a couple options to try from Simi Valley.

[Cabrito]

I'll be there from SF, CA -
Not ready to take the net yet. If I could get on using Echolink I would consider doing net control.

[edgear]

I will make a drive in an attempt to hit a repeater with IRLP. Sign me up as a tentative!

[1leglance]

I work 3p-3a that day but I will try to make 7p my lunch time....everything depends on the surgery schedule.
Funny that I am in central phx with tons of IRLP access and it is work that keeps me off the net!
Between now & then I will try getting on IRLP with my handheld from in the building so I don't have to waste time going to the parking lot.
Otherwise I will just pack a lunch and keep it in the truck fridge.
thanks Mark for keeping this going...
We are scheduled out thru jan but after that I will see if I can split my schedule to get the Net tues off.

[BogusBlake]

Since we don't have a guest speaker, the net will be a roundtable discussion.

What do we want to talk about? Suggestions please!

We could each recap then answer questions about our favorite trip, or...?

[1leglance]

I am currently researching the following trips:
The Great Western Trail (north-south dirt route from Mex-Canada)
A 4x4 version of the TransAmerica Trail ( a east-west dirt route across the USA)
So any info on those trips would be great.
And I am always interested in talking about packing systems, camp showers and all things overland related :)

[MossMan]

I will try to be on if I can figure EchoLink out. I've downloaded it and I'm playing with it now but I've got a ways to go.

[RoundOut]

I just downloaded, installed, & validated at Echolink. I'll try to join you guys if it works.

Gary
KE5LYU

[crawler#976]

I will make a drive in an attempt to hit a repeater with IRLP. Sign me up as a tentative!


The Prescott node #3182 is on 2M simplex (147.56 - no tone) near the Prescott Airport. It used to be on 70CM at a hilltop repeater site, but due to interference it had to be moved. I can get it from Chino Valley quite clearly, but I'm not sure if you could access it from the top of Bill Williams or not. That would be roughly a 50 mile line of sight transmission - doable, but on the edge...

[Cabrito]

Some of you are talking about echolink - Can you connect to IRLP via echlink? If so I need a little direction. I searched the 9251 node and western reflector on the echolink and found nothing.

[MossMan]

Some of you are talking about echolink - Can you connect to IRLP via echlink? If so I need a little direction. I searched the 9251 node and western reflector on the echolink and found nothing.

I think it can be done but I don't know how yet.:sport_box

[edgear]

Since we don't have a guest speaker, the net will be a roundtable discussion.

What do we want to talk about? Suggestions please!

We could each recap then answer questions about our favorite trip, or...?
Maybe a short recap of the Moab trip that most of us are missing out on? Or like Lance mentioned, packing systems and all things overland is always a good topic!

[RoundOut]

Some of you are talking about echolink - Can you connect to IRLP via echlink? If so I need a little direction. I searched the 9251 node and western reflector on the echolink and found nothing.
I think it can be done but I don't know how yet.:sport_box
I installed it, validated it, and tested it the other day (without a mic and without transmitting, though). It looks to me, like one can use their computer with a mic and speakers/headset almost exactly as if it were a ham radio on the frequency desired. I am pretty excited about this, if it is true. It appears that provide one has their amateur radio license, they don't even need to own a ham radio to chat on ham radio frequencies. How cool is that?
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[Cabrito]

Echolink is pretty cool although I have yet to actually have a qso with anyone. When you hear your own voice in the headphones it's really weird.

But can you use it to connect to IRLP - more specifically can you connect to the 9251 western reflector? - I don't think so -

I found this link http://www.narri.org/Reflector_925X_Rules.html

Western Reflector Policies for Operating on Reflector 925X

No Cross Links to Other Voice-over-IP Systems
Cross links to other linking programs (echolink, eQSO, etc.) or even other IRLP reflectors to Reflector 925X are prohibited without permission of Kent W7AOR. However, the Alaska Reflector Ref 9070 is cross connected to Ref 9250 by agreement of the two reflector owners; when cross connected nodes on either reflector may communicate with the other. Ref 9258 has a special link to NV-GATE Echo Conference Server for emergency service nets in order to accommodate Echo link and IRLP nodes at the same time.

This makes me think you can not use Echolink to access the IRLP Western Reflector... I might try to contact Kent W7AOR to ask him.

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[BogusBlake]

TTT

Starting in 15 minutes!

[RoundOut]

I'm not having any luck finding 9251, or trying to connect to 9250, in case that is where you guys are.

I just read the rules for 925X also, and it looks like Echolink is prohibited. :-(

[mountainpete]

Hi guys,

Tried to connect in but wasn't successful. It looks like the 2m node I can reach from my place doesn't allow reflector access. I'm going to e-mail the owner to ask more info. Too bad I wasn't a bit closer to the UHF repeater...

How you guys have a good chat!

73

Pete

[BogusBlake]

Pete- you just type in 9251 instead of 9250. It's a sub-channel. There were only three of us on the net tonight, but it was fun. Hopefully you can find some access by next time!

[1leglance]

sorry I couldn't log on...
I have a pt fresh from surgery, shattered jaw trying to rip tubes out and I am giving tons o' drugs....love drugs...drugs are good :)

[mountainpete]

Pete- you just type in 9251 instead of 9250. It's a sub-channel. There were only three of us on the net tonight, but it was fun. Hopefully you can find some access by next time!

Hopefully I can get it to work next time :)

[RoundOut]

OT:


...drugs are good :)
Better living through chemicals? LOL
Wow, I hope the dude heals quickly.

.

[Cabrito]

When I announced to the local repeater that I used the past two nets that I was about to activate the IRLP I got another ham warning me that the repeater is connected to the win system - http://www.winsystem.org/ - He thought it very unusual that I would re-direct it to another node and was not very keen on the whole idea – he was in San Diego area. I let him know that I had gotten permission from the repeater owner and he left me alone. He was very pleasant. I proceeded to connect to the 9251 node.
After the net I was disconnecting and thought to myself “how am I going to re-connect this repeater to the win system?” I listened for a few minutes and it auto-reconnected. Then I heard someone ask if they missed the Expo net and it was the repeater owner Steve. He was super cool and when I told him about the warning I had gotten from the other ham he said no problem – his repeater is always open to others to re-direct the IRLP to other nodes and will always default back to the win system. I felt a lot better after speaking with him. He may join the net one of these days.

[crawler#976]

Thanks for taking net control Blake!

Hopefully we'll get some more participation as word spreads.

Mark