[K4RY] K4RY IGate Status

[Kris Kirby]

On Thu, 6 Sep 2012, John Klingelhoeffer wrote:
> Streaming audio from the repeater is an interesting idea, although it 
> would need knowledge beyond mine to do that.   We have discussed 
> Echolink as a way of getting new hams on the year quickly, since most 
> students have iPhones or laptops (even though AU does not require the 
> latter).  

Linux/ices2/icecast2

Unfortunately, iTunes doesn't support Ogg-Vorbis, but VLC does. The 
benefit of that is that you don't get the streaming bookmark stuck in 
iTunes, and both can run simultaneously. With a little careful software 
volume control, the repeater ID can be heard at a reasonable volume, and 
the music as well. 

Someone suggested this to BARC/W4CUE once for severe weather. Our 
university-based stuff is less likely to need it, but being inside of a 
building, it's handy to know if you're hitting the repeater. 

Echolink is certainly another idea, but it takes time to get callsigns 
registered because it's a manual process if you're on the fence about 
it. Then there's the firewall/proxy issues that come with using that 
software. The Mac version is called Echomac.

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Kris Kirby, KE4AHR
Disinformation Analyst