IRLP Node 3655 (W6FYI), San Francisco Bay Area

IRLP Node 3655 (W6FYI)

Serving the San Francisco Bay Area on 440MHz

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Repeater info:

Using IRLP:

Say your callsign and state that you are bringing up an IRLP link ("This is W6FYI, bringing up the link. Pausing first for priority traffic.").
Then drop and pause a few seconds. This gives people a chance to use the repeater before the link is brought up.
Bring up the IRLP link using your DTMF keypad.
After the link is connected, listen for at least 20-30 seconds for any QSOs that may be in progress on the remote end.
Key down for 2-3 full seconds before talking. The operators on the remote end will not hear anything you say in the first 0-2 seconds.
Do not connect to any IRLP reflectors yet. The repeater hasn't been configured for reflector use (Updated: 3/30/2003).
When you are done, bring down the link and signoff the repeater as usual.
Have fun! With IRLP, the world is your oyster!
More IRLP operating procedures here.

Tips:

If you hear a telephone-style busy signal when you connect to a node, it means the folks on the remote end are using the repeater locally. They are doing normal repeater QSOs. Try again later.
If the node you are calling is already linked to another node, you will hear the number of the node they are linked to.
Listen to people talking on the Indianapolis reflector for good ways to "call CQ". You can listen to that reflector over the Internet with your web browser (see "IRLP Live" link on www.irlp.net).
My usual way to call CQ: "Good morning/afternoon/evening <city_name>. This is W6FYI in San Jose, California calling over IRLP and listening for any available stations. Is anyone monitoring? This is San Jose, California. W6FYI."
Node 9990 is the IRLP "Echo Reflector". Talk on it and it will echo back how you sound on IRLP. Great for testing. Connect and disconnect to it just like any other node.

Node 3655 Photo Album (if you don't have a login, use login/pw: guest411/guest411)

Node details:

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Motorola GM300 link radio (#M04GMC09C3AA)
Arrow aluminum J-Pole antenna (#J146/440)
Pentium II 400MHz
Intel SE440BX motherboard
64MB PC100 RAM
Soundblaster 16 ISA soundcard
Intel 10/100 NIC
Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM
CDROM drive
No floppy, keyboard, monitor, nor mouse
IRLP board version 3
Homebrew IRLP cable (see cable diagram)
Redhat 7.3 (IRLP build)
Linksys home router (#BEFSR41)
PPPoE SBC DSL Internet access
Remote ssh login/admin from anywhere on the Internet via ZoneEdit dynamic DNS service [more]
Node photo album

Using just your HT or mobile radio, you can talk to the world!
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Special thanks to TBD for the use of an excellent repeater.

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W6FYI
w6fyi -at- arrl (dot) net