INSTALLATION:
SIMPLE -
JUST UNZIP THE FILE INTO A CLEAN DIRECTORY.
TO UNINSTALL JUST DELETE THE DIRECTORY!
Now SET UP
your MIC!!
Goto
WINDOWS audio mixer - select RECORDING DEVICE and select the
microphone.
Start with a high level and adjust if needed.
WINDOWS ICS (INTERNET CONNECTION
SHARING)
If
you can connect to a repeater for a few
seconds and rx nothing - then get
disconnected this is probably what is causing
this...
Try setting up a route for port 5198 5199 UDP if you have that
option or turn this off.
Ports in use are 5198 and 5199 UDP PORTS and 5200 5201 TCP ports. Please enable these for two way access.
SYSTEM WORKS FINE USING
WINGATE.
ZONEALARM
- YOU MUST SET *INTERNET SECURITY* SLIDER TO MEDIUM...
Graeme, M0CSH
What is iLINK?
iLINK uses VOIP
(Voice Over IP) to send voice data over the internet. When you go
'ON AIR' you are transmitting on the remote radio - there is no
VOX unit in use so audio levels are not a problem. Just remember
to get a reply you must go back to RX MODE!
FIRST
TIME USER?
First
of all you must enter your callsign and a brief description into
the first screen - this will appear on your first use of the
software. Example M0CSH and NORTH KENT,UK. Also you need to enter
a password for your
callsign - this will appear in the validation code box later on.
To use for the first time, run the program and click on the BEG (BEGIN) option in the menu bar. This will bring up a menu of who is available on the system right now. Repeaters have a -L or -R and are live to air. First, to get the hang of the system, look for a user - callsign in the list. Click on this and highlight it - then press enter or click on the OK button. You should now be connected to this station. Wait a little, then press the space bar, enter key, or click on the RX icon with your mouse to change to the TRANSMIT MODE. Speak into the mic - making sure you are not causing too many red bars on the meter - then press the same key as before to return to the RX (receive mode) and listen for a reply.
When you have
finished - click END to end the connection.
Some entries may be
Conference Servers - this means that many stations can connect
and talk to, and hear each others transmissions:
When
using the conference servers please listen before transmitting
and adopt 'radio procedure' - there may be LIVE RADIO LINKS IN
THERE!
How do I
obtain an Index number?
Just login to the
main server and you will see your number to the right of your
callsign - if the main server is down - wait for the main server
to come back up - uptime usually 90%.
When you click on a station it may come back as NO REPLY - this
may be due to the station going busy or offline and the server
not updating straight away.
Minumum spec?
486DX 50 Mhz
verified with 8Mb Ram in Win 95.
Works with Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP but not win3.1 or 3.11...
Contacting the author/support?
Graeme Barnes (M0CSH)
533 Maidstone Road
BlueBell Hill Village
Chatham
Kent
ME5 9QP.
Servers :
Main server:
aac-management.co.uk
m0csh.d2g.com
Secondary:
144.132.132.251 Sydney Australia.
24.0.45.63 San Diego, California.
Hardware :
The hardware needed to set up a
repeater can be assembled yourlself or ordered from me for the
cost of £28.00 inc ($45USD). If enables you to control the radio
PTT, see if the software is running (with no monitor) and recieve
dtmf signals from the radio. It connects to the computer com1
port (serial port).
An improved board version has now been released and includes
screw fit terminals for easy installation. #
CONNECTORS
===================
RS232 TXD/RXD
RADIO PTT LINE
RADIO AUDIO INPUT
POWER (DC) +6V to +25V
DESCRIPTION
====================
Using a pic 16f84 the hardware provides radio PTT when audio available - eliminating the need for a vox unit. When audio is low it transmits as it should with no dropout..
Using an HT9170 DTMF decoder
chip, rxed characters are sent to the software. This is used to
control the link and connect to
other repeaters/links or users.
Software status is shown by a
flashing LED so no monitor is needed, If a software failure has
occured the led will not flash.