1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
Ok for this weekend's Offroaders Net..
Sunday 5pm MST/PDT
Western Reflector 9251 or other odd # node
Topic "Coolers, Fridges and other Food Storage Issues"
once we get this rolling we can work on having "net control" and other such things but for now it seems all we can do to get folks on board
I will be at a pool party with other offroaders and would like to demo this setup to generate interest.
Please post any questions or if you would like to test irlp access in advance
For those new or if you have forgotten previous threads:
1st read your manual for how to access repeaters and manually enter dtmf tones...you will need to know this
there are only 2 dtmf codes you need
73 disconnects from the node
XXXX is the 4 digit code for any node/reflector
go to irlp.net
on the left look for "node info" click on it
look down the page for the pdf file node list...save & print that for your rig
look for a node near you or a few of them...connect just like you would a regular repeater...
on the node info page look at the "connected nodes and reflector status" this page will tell you what channels on the western reflector are free...you should try to hit 9250 (the main channel) and chat before the Offroaders Net as a test...to do that just access the node near you...listen to see if it is in use (you can also check on irlp.net...see if it is listed as idle).
Then key your mic and say something like "KE7NKP accessing the western reflector" and keeping your mic open type 9250 or whatever node you want.
Remember there are a couple of repeaters and an internet connection so make sure you pause 1 sec after you key the mic before talking, then pause 1-2 sec after the other person speaks to allow breaks and repeater lag.
Please post questions if you have them
Sunday 5pm MST/PDT
Western Reflector 9251 or other odd # node
Topic "Coolers, Fridges and other Food Storage Issues"
once we get this rolling we can work on having "net control" and other such things but for now it seems all we can do to get folks on board
I will be at a pool party with other offroaders and would like to demo this setup to generate interest.
Please post any questions or if you would like to test irlp access in advance
For those new or if you have forgotten previous threads:
1st read your manual for how to access repeaters and manually enter dtmf tones...you will need to know this
there are only 2 dtmf codes you need
73 disconnects from the node
XXXX is the 4 digit code for any node/reflector
go to irlp.net
on the left look for "node info" click on it
look down the page for the pdf file node list...save & print that for your rig
look for a node near you or a few of them...connect just like you would a regular repeater...
on the node info page look at the "connected nodes and reflector status" this page will tell you what channels on the western reflector are free...you should try to hit 9250 (the main channel) and chat before the Offroaders Net as a test...to do that just access the node near you...listen to see if it is in use (you can also check on irlp.net...see if it is listed as idle).
Then key your mic and say something like "KE7NKP accessing the western reflector" and keeping your mic open type 9250 or whatever node you want.
Remember there are a couple of repeaters and an internet connection so make sure you pause 1 sec after you key the mic before talking, then pause 1-2 sec after the other person speaks to allow breaks and repeater lag.
Please post questions if you have them