How To Connect To AllStar, EchoLink, And IRLP Nodes Through A Repeater

[@zachcagley9519]

Hey! I have that same radio! FTM-6000 is great, my old FT-8900r died after 13 years of service, R.I.P. old 8900. I do plan to get it fixed, but I'm pretty happy with the FTM-6000.

[@AI7HE]

FTM-6000R is amazing.

[@gtfvlogger4534]

Hi , do you use echolink as system connection?

[@AI7HE]

No I don’t. It’s all through DTMF functions.

[@warrenpercell297]

What do you enter to disconnect? Sounded like two digits. Or did I miss it?

[@AI7HE]

I think I entered the digits 73

[@4BlueDrummer]

How do find the correct node?

[@AI7HE]

There are free websites online that list all of the active AllStar, EchoLink, and IRLP nodes. Just got to search for them.

[@alvarogaitan2529]

thanks, great tutorial 73 from kb2uew

[@AI7HE]

Glad it helped

[@B.91.10]

I never could get it to work via ht. Some places req special code past original DTMF that are only issues to club members.

[@AI7HE]

This is the general rule of thumb for DTMF codes. Obviously the owners of equipment make changes to suit their needs.

[@B.91.10]

It just restricts us all from being a community as a whole.

[@BluelightGaming1]

Dude please use phonetics.. Your callsign sounds like you're sneezing. Biggest thing Ive noticed about 2m/70cm is the lack of phonetics that makes it very difficult to understand the callsign

[@AI7HE]

Most people don’t use phonetics unless the signal is weak into the repeater and phonetics is the only way for other stations to pick out the letters of the call. Otherwise I don’t use them in my normal repeater operating. There is no need to. Save that for simplex or HF when weak signals are way more prevalent.

[@BluelightGaming1]

First off a person may not know if they are weak into the repeater. I've heard quite a few people trying to call out on repeaters and it was broken and nobody knew what they were saying. Doesn't matter whether the signal is weak or strong... Your callsign can't even be understood on the KZbin video because of how fast you're saying it and you arent enunciating it. An M can sound like an N and a B can sound like a V whether the signal is strong or not. Don't make excuses for doing something the wrong way or "the way everyone else does it." Proper technique is to use phonetics.

[@AI7HE]

@@BluelightGaming1Ok thanks. I will keep this in mind. 😂

[@sonadorbroadcastingservice2330]

@@AI7HE Don't let him get to you, bud. You know what you're doing. Thanks for the tutorial, I'm gonna try this out on our local 70cm EchoLink repeater and see where I can get to. 73 on, KE2DTS