A full function repeater controller, touch tone command and control, autopatch reverse and vox operation, ctcss decodeencode functions, a sip telephone exchange, voice mail and announcements, contact closure telemetry, nonproprietary software and hardware. Separate dtmf decoders for each receiver input and the autopatch. The easily readable highbrightness leds give controller status at a glance. Always listen for a minute or two to ensure the repeater. Echostation is a repeatercontrol program for windows which makes it easy to set up a complete, fullyfunctional repeater or announcement machine using a personal computer. Interfacing the yaesu dr 1x klink repeater network. Catb repeater controller the cat is packed withfeatures normally reserved for controllers costing thousands of dollars more. Ward silver one important feature of ham radio repeaters is called autopatch, which allows a repeater user to make a telephone call through the repeater.
Combined with a program called echostation, you can use your rigblaster as an interface between a computer and one or two radios to make a simplex repeater, a full duplex repeater, a repeater announcement system or a simplex autopatch. They can be used to control equipment at the repeater site. We want to thank the following for their donations to help keep papa system on the leading edge of amateur radio. Any radio with a working 12key dtmf keypad can operate. This link is listed in our web site directory since sunday dec 31 2000, and till today repeater controler program has been followed for a total of 10422 times. Nhrc10 firmware updates nhrc10 programming software. Always listen for a minute or two to ensure the repeater is not in use before using it. A simplex autopatch operates very much like a repeater autopatch, except the station it is attached to is not a repeater. Nhrc10 programming software nhrc repeater controllers. The nhrc10 repeater controller, an inexpensive repeater controller with. Load your communications software procomm, telix, the windows terminal program, etc and make sure it. Typical 50watt mobile coverage is 30 to 45 miles, except to the northwest, where there is a deep shadow caused by the tower and antenna orientation.
In its base configuration, it can control a single repeater or other radio. May 29, 2016 using pic16f628a, mc145436 dtmf decoder, and sim800l gsmgprs module. The rlc1 is our smallest and most basic controller. If you want the autopatch direct connected to the repeater there are numerous repeater controllers that operate the autopatch and repeater directly.
The controller ids and command responses are cw based. K1rfd echostation repeatercontrol software for amateur radio. You can use your paypal tm account, or your credit card through paypal tm. A full function repeater controller, touch tone command and control, autopatch reverse and vox operation, ctcss decodeencode functions, a sip telephone exchange, voice mail and announcements, contact closure telemetry, nonproprietary software. Load your communications software procomm, telix, the windows terminal program, etc and make sure it is set for the right comm port and baud rate. Linux repeater contoller advancing ham radio different. The rlcclub is a highend repeater controller with a builtin autopatch. This works well and uses an old computer to do it and has an announcement machine attached. The controller is programmable by sending dtmf sequences, or with nhrcs free windowsbased programming software. You plug that into a landline, or a landline adapter. Unlike some controls the rc contains buffered audio switching and interface allowing for direct connect of the repeater hardware to the control. I also have the stock rubber duck and a dual band magmount for my car 2 meter, 70 cm. The cw id, hang time, id timer, timeout timer and tail message counter can all be programmed by the user. Describe your experience with the computer automation technology cat300dx repeater controller and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
Nhrc10 repeater controller nhrc repeater controllers. Contacts of this added relay supplied power to the downlink transmitter at the repeater site when the autopatch became active like grounding a ptt line. Arrio has written an italian language project description for the old repeater controller. Effective april 15, the former ge mstr ii repeater and its associated acc rc850 on 146. Echostation is a repeater control program for windows which makes it easy to set up a complete. Supports simplex repeater and duplex repeater modes with autopatch. The cabinet accomodates two optional boards mounted in the chassis the telephone interface module for autopatch, reverse path, and control by phone line, and the speech synthesizer module. I am also quite electronically and wirelessly privy thanks to my great elmer, so feel free. Rlcdsp404 repeater, link and remote base controller. The rlc4 communications controller supports four radio ports, four analog voltage inputs, three logical dry contact inputs, and four mosfet output drivers. The flagship of midpriced repeater controllers autopatch, reverse patch. Then dial the number, using the numeric keypad on your radio or microphone.
The front panel switch allows for easily turning off the display to reduce power consumption when youre away. Mar 23, 2017 in this episode we are going to be talking about the repeater functionality of the rigblaster. A breakout board lets you connect wires to a dsub via convenient screw terminals. Rlc4 4 port communications controller software version 1. The rlc4 communications controller supports four radio ports, four analog voltage inputs, three logical dry contact.
The idomatic iv is a multipurpose, microcontroller based device intended primarily for repeaters, but with other uses as well. All thurston county numbers and service into shelton are available. The cabinet accomodates two optional boards mounted in the chassis the telephone interface module for autopatch, reverse path, and control by phone line, and the digital audio board. Commands can be entered from any receiver, the reverse autopatch, or a computer. Core debian os, svxlink core, web server, front end application, and various dependencies. Echostation has been fully tested with each of the three models of rigblaster. Congratulations on your purchase of the cat repeater controller. Audio from the phone line is connected to aux audio input j29. Allstarlink is a network of amateur radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via voice over internet protocol. Allstar link combines the best features of echolink, irlp, an autopatch, and a highend repeater controller into a simple, freely obtainable software package that can be quickly installed and set up, utilizing a variety of computer and radio hardware combinations. Its two ports are most commonly used to run a repeater and a link. The rc is a complete repeater controller with on board interfacing for the repeater receiver to transmitter, remote base and autopatch. In its place is a ge mstr iii which will act as a surrogate system without any bells and whistles. The rlc4 has four radio ports three available if the optional autopatch is installed.
If the repeater transmitter is allowed to drop, all timers are reset and you will. The autopatch controller will then hangup the autopatch and respond by saying, call complete followed the current time. With a heritage dating back to the original idomatic featured in the 20082012 arrl handbook, its primary application is that of a simple but featureladen repeater controller with automatic morse code station id. In this episode we are going to be talking about the repeater functionality of the rigblaster. Identify with your callsign and announce your intent to use the autopatch. The cat500 will accept frequency commands and serially tune your transceiver. The software communicates to the controller through the controller s civ interface connector. Our second twometer repeater is on the dh hill lilbrary building on hillsborough st. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Audio mixing, dtmf decoding, cw id, agc, and vox are all built into the software, so very few external components are required. Allstar link, often called allstar, is an amateur radio linking system on a linux computer, running the opensource pbx telephone switching platform called asterisk.
All synthesized voice announcements, autopatch and macro functions are disabled for the time being. Surecom sr112 radio record simplex repeater controller 2 duration. Use echostation and a pc as a fullfeatured repeater controller. March 2015 controller supports voice id, reset of all commands to defaults and send version. The station is operating on a simplex frequency and does not automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations. It is a very economical way to control multiple repeaters and links.
Our assembled and tested controllers come complete with a full twoyear warranty whereas our kits come with a parts only. Congratulations on your purchase of the cat300 repeater controller. This image contains everything you need to get up and running quickly. The nhrc10 advanced repeater controller represents the current stateoftheart in repeater controller design. Inside, the preinstalled standoffs provide for mounting not only of your rc210 but your rad repeater audio delay board and ap1 intelligent autopatch. See the downloads page for all files and documents. Built on the foundation of the very successful cat500, this controller incorporates the features suggested by customers like you. The arcom rad repeater audio delay board simply plugs into the rc210 and gives you an adjustable audio delay to eliminate dtmf blips and squelch crashes. Has paging formats such as two tone, dcs, ctcss, dtmf, selcal, avcall, five six. Programming the cat is a snap with carefully structured and uniform. For this method to work, the controller must be able to regenerate the touch tones and the remote phone line must have touch tone dial service. If the repeater transmitter is allowed to drop, all timers are reset and you will need to identify again before entering dtmf tones. The sierra repeater controller is the worlds first commercial quality repeater control system featuring a modular and expandable open source linux computing platform.
Programs that allow control of radio repeaters category is a curation of 5 web resources on, svxlink card for raspberrypi, svxlink, simplex. The speeddialer autodialer the repeater stores in the controller all the speed dial numbers that members have asked and paid their fee to have programmed in the repeaters. For repeater builders who dont enjoy soldering wires to the small solder cups on dsubminiature cable connectors, theres a simple solution. The use of a reverse autopatch is permitted only under very limited conditions. Remote autopatch link ideas and techniques repeater builder. Autopatch systems that are cellular connected do work and are possible, but its a hardware investment for the repeater owner. Firmware upgrades are still available, but no further firmware development is planned. Interface 7330 to yaesu system fusion repeater scom, llc. K1rfd echostation repeatercontrol software for amateur. Built on the foundation of the very successful cat, this controller incorporates the features suggested by customers like you. The resource is currently listed in in a single category. The cat is packed with features normally reserved for controllers costing thousands of dollars more. Directly connecting a modem to a repeater controller for local. All standard repeater functions are supported, such as cor, cw id, courtesy tone, forward and reverse autopatch, and control link.
It utilizes the latest technology available to provide maximum functionality with the lowest number of parts, resulting in very reliable operation. The topoftheline scom 7k repeater controller consists of a main board and rackmount cabinet as standard equipment. It can be expanded with the deluxe or deluxe ii options, which allow it to control more repeaters, remote bases, or links rf or internet. Dec 29, 2008 hey everyone, im a new ham, and i recently got my tech license. How to use autopatch on your ham radio repeater dummies. Our ap1 autopatch board provides 200 autodial memories, very flexible toll restrictions, reverse patch and more. In this configuration the cat500 supports a repeater autopatch when an optional telephone interface card is connected to the accessory connector j2. Whe i first got the scom programmer software i created a single supersized programming file for our primary system a uhf repeater with autopatch, 2m remote. The nhrc10 repeater controller programming software allows nhrc10 owners the ability to edit and save nhrc10 repeater controller configuration data on their own windows computer. Echostation is perfect for portable and emergency use, or for clubs wishing to use a pc instead of specialized hardware to control a repeater. Repeater controller autopatch 7330 5k mrc100 6k 7k interoperability remote base q. Lets say we want a message to be appended to the repeater initial and normal id messages while the repeater is operating on battery power. W4ratr is a motorola mtr 2000 repeater with a full featured arcom controller and digital voice recorders, a decibel products db224e antenna on vhf and approximately 750 feet of 114inch hardline which feeds both the vhf analog and uhf dmr antennas.
Because it runs in linux and is open source the user has full flexibility to use scripts, timers, multiple ports, etc. Phone patch guidelines american radio relay league. Autodial enables repeater users to activate the telephone interconnect and programmed stored telephone numbers. With a landline, when you access the autopatch, the user is essentially lifting the phone off the hook and hears a dial tone to let him know thats been accomplished this occurs by transmitting an access code to the repeater, then he dials the phone number. Setup is as easy as installing the software, and connecting a transmitter and receiver to the pcs sound card. Make sure that the serial cable is properly connected between a serial port on your computer and the serial port on the controller and that the controller is powered up. How do i use a tail message to report a power failure. The main category is repeater control programs that is about programs that allow control of radio repeaters. It also cannot process an analog call from a controller while in ams mode. Complete repeatercontrol and announcement machine program for windows. The commservers built in apps include voice telemetry, remote access and integration with radio site monitoring and control equipment.
Echostation is a repeater control program for windows 9598nt2000 which makes it easy to set up a complete, fullyfunctional repeater or announcement machine using a personal computer. When you access a repeater s autopatch function, a dial tone appears on the air. Placing an autopatch call requires knowledge of the current membersonly repeater control codes and the telephone number of the party to be called. The repeaters require two seconds of audio before they will accept dtmf touchtones. Read our getting started guide to learn what youll need and the basics to get your openrepeater controller up and. Things you can make from old, dead laptops duration. Runs as a simplex repeater or duplex repeater, using the pc sound card to connect to the radios. For repeater operators allstar is a complete repeater controller that probably has more flexibility and capability than any repeater controller on the market. And you could certainly use the autopatch to call a local ham friend and ask them to get on the repeater to have a qso. Non icom dstar repeater software open source by jonathan g4klx and scott ki4lkf. Allstarlink runs on a dedicated computer including the rasperry pi that you host at your home, radio site or computer center. If they are willing to make that investment, great. Multimode phone patch, repeater controller, and paging terminal.
Complete repeater control and announcement machine program for windows. Both 2meter repeaters have the same speeddial numbers programmed. The autopatch looks like a pots phone, so anything that supplies that pots capability will replace the landline portion. Any of these events will lock the repeater up and require a trip to the repeater site to reset the power. The software for the controller would be different from using a landline. The cat300 is packed with features normally reserved for controllers costing thousands of dollars more. Autopatch in repeater mode, echostation uses your computers voice modem for forward and reverse autopatch. Voice announcements can be scheduled at designated times. Just simply as a repeater controller, the amount of functionality and flexibility is very impressive, and when you also consider its remote base, linking fullduplex and voip for autopatch, remote control, etc capabilities, its amazing. Apr 02, 2020 the software for the controller would be different from using a landline. Dialing rules, phone number readback, longdistance blocking, and call. I have a icom ict90a ht, and a 10ft high gain comet bp15 triband antenna 6 meter, 2 meter, and 70 cm. Repeater updates from our trustee santa barbara amateur.
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