Subj : Re: Baofeng UV-5R
To   : MeaTLoTioN
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sat May 18 2019 17:00:00

-=> On 05-18-19 07:06, MeaTLoTioN wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Me> Well my radio arrived yesterday, and I've got it set up so far to
 Me> connect to my two local repeaters, one on 2m and the other on 70cm.

 Me> I can't seem to reach the 2m one in the house, as it's over 30 miles
 Me> away, but the 70cm repeater is less than 4 miles away and I have full
 Me> signal to it in the house which is nice.

That's all pretty much as expected.  The stock antenna is a bit of a dummy load
on 2 metres, and 30 miles is a fair haul, unless the repeater is up really
high.  Similar situation here, where there's a local 70cm repeater a couple of
miles away and the 2m repeater, which is about 25 miles away.  The latter
really needs a full sice antenna on it.  I've successfully used the 2m repeater
bicycle mobile, by using a mobile whip on the back of the bike. :)  The 70cm
repeater is so close that it comes in like a ton of bricks.

 Me> My nearest repeater is also on EchoLink on node 48360 and would love to
 Me> have some conversation with you over radio. I notice according to
 Me> EchoLink that you have 3 links on EchoLink...

I will be hard to catch.  But if we make a morning sked (my time), we might be
able to do something.  Unfortunately, much of our common awake time is in my
evening, which is "family time" for me, and not conducive to playing radio.

 Me> VK3JED

That's normally my phone, I only fire it up when I'm actually using Echolink.

 Me> VK3JED-L

This one is normally my PC, no RF.  Have to keep it separate to my phone when
testing.  Also only on when actually being used.

 Me> VK3JED-R

I suspect this is the one you connected to.  It is an "experimental reflector"
that some IRLP and any Echolink nodes can access.  If you're using the right
software, it's actually capable of full duplex (like a conference call)
operation.  IRLP (with tweaks) and maybe some Echolink third party software can
do full duplex audio.

 Me> I can connect to the link with my EchoLink software, but not the
 Me> repeater nor the other one just now... not sure why, need to look into
 Me> it more.

I think you'll find it's the -R that you can connect to.

I actually have to fix the repeater here, and either run it on a dummy load (or
flea power), so I can access IRLP and Echolink directly on my private system. 
The callsign of this one on Echolink is VK3RTL-R.  This system also has a
remote base that can be fired up on 6m, 2m, 70cm and 23cm.  Best performance is
on 6m or 2m.  70cm has to use a suboptimal antenna (but I might swap antennas
around, if I'm not going to run it as a full coverage repeater).  23cm has a
quickly thrown together coaxial 1/4 wave, and is unlikely to get anyone other
than me (if I can find my IC-T81A). :)

 Me> Anyway, be great to hear your voice on the radio waves of my local
 Me> repeater =)

Making a sked is easier said than done, but we can try. :)


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