Become One; Day039; Echolink Station – KC5OZQ
August 10, 2010 Leave a comment
For if we have become one with Him by sharing a death like His, we shall also be [one with Him in sharing] His resurrection [by a new life lived for God]. Romans 6:5
MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 1Mile Swim
2. Test Drive Echolink [setup]
3.
Echolink Station – KC5OZQ [location]
Finally setup my Echolink station in Round Rock. The VHF radio is not connected yet because I am missing the sound card interface. I am not sure if I want to configure the ‘radio part’ because currently I am able to connect to any station all over the world just by using the Echolink application. So what is Echolink? Just do some reading at this link, they explained it better. In short, it is a connection between a Ham Radio Station to another Ham Radio station using internet protocol – meaning, you do not have to have an HF capabilities in order to communicate worldwide [non-RF]. The other good thing about Echolink is the simplicity of connecting to a remote repeater and listen to what is going on in the local area.
Why Ham Radio?
1. Emergency communication [The Last Mile]
2. Hobby
Requirements:
1. FCC license – need a Ham Radio License [Practice Test]
2. Broadband connection
3. Headset
4. VHF radio – optional
Echolink Software Setup
1. Download Echolink software from http://www.echolink.org/register_data.jsp
2. Enter Callsign-kc5ozq and Email-
3. Run Setup
4. Launch Echolink Software and Unblock Firewall when prompted
5. Follow the Setup Wizard
6. Select Computer User – For PC Microphone and speaker only
7. Or Select Sysop – If connecting a radio
8. Select DSL/ Cable for Internet connection
9. Enter Callsign Information
callsign-kc5ozq
password-
email-
10. Select North America South as location
11. Run Firewall Test
Port 5200 – ok
Port 5198 – failed
Port 5199 – failed
11. Setup complete
12. Open IE at http://192.168.1.1
13. Add Firewall setting exception to the following port
Port 5198 – UDP
Port 5199 –UDP
14. Run Echolink Test
15. Validate callsign http://www.echolink.org/validation
16. Check email for validation instruction
Ham Stations and Repeater in the Philippines
Cebu Amateur Radio League DX7CA 
AMSAT Echolink [url]
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