[arm-allstar] Echolink

Paul Kindell pkindell at mail.com
Thu May 23 09:16:36 EDT 2019


Doug,
The file echolink.xxx has as the following

server1=server1.echolink.org
server5=server2.echolink.org
server3=server3.echolink.org
;naeast.echolink.org
;nasouth.echolink.org
;servers.echolink.org
;backup.scholink.org

What worked for me is

;server1=server1.echolink.org
;server5=server2.echolink.org
;server3=server3.echolink.org
server1=naeast.echolink.org
server2=nasouth.echolink.org
server3=servers.echolink.org
server4=backup.scholink.org


If you could push that update to the echolink.xxx file, that would save the next guy a bunch of grief.
What made it difficult for me is I could get the node to dump the node list using echolink dbdump.  It just would not register enough to be listed as an active node to connect to it.

The help sheet on Ham Voip was very good and is what I used as a guide but with the settings old in the template file and no where could I find that it needed to be changed slowed me down.

Thanks for all you do!

73, Paul


> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 11:49 PM
> From: "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: "Doug Crompton" <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Echolink
>
> The various Echolink servers have been up and down for awhile. At the
> moment I can't seem to ping any of them but since I have not tried that in
> awhile it is possible they do not allow pings any more.  The echolink.conf
> file requires that three servers are defined. The way the servers seem to
> change availability precludes any fixed values although I have had no
> trouble here with the image suggestions. This is also a geographical
> problem as not all servers may be available at a particular location.
>
> Unfortunately Echolink is like Allstar was before hamvoip introduced the
> DNS lookup method. Echolink nodes are download periodically, the initial
> list at start and then changes following. There was a change awhile back to
> force a download if another Echolink node was trying to connect and they
> were not in the list.
>
> You can pretty much troubleshoot Echolink in the client with the  dbdump
> and dbget commands.
>
> Example -
>
> 27225-HUB*CLI> echolink dbget c WA3DSP-L
> 147090|WA3DSP-L|67.165.29.63
>
> 27225-HUB*CLI> echolink dbget n 147090
> 147090|WA3DSP-L|67.165.29.63
>
> dbdump gives the entire downloaded list and can be saved to a file in this
> way for review. This is done at the Linux prompt.
>
> asterisk -rx "echolink dbdump" > /tmp/echolink.txt
>
> Then review the downloaded file -  less /tmp/echolink.txt
>
> If you are getting a list then your password registration with Echolink and
> at least one server is working. If you are getting the list error messages
> about not being able to reach a server can be ignored. They will happen
> periodically or even perhaps regularly.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 10:42 PM "Paul Kindell via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > Charles,
> > Thank you so much for the help! Following your file was the key.  I didn't
> > know the servers had to be changed.  The example file needs to be updated
> > in the image!
> >
> > I can see it now on the status page, now to try and connect!
> >
> > Again, Thank You!
> > 73, Paul
> >
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 5:35 PM
> > > From: "Charles Powell via ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > > To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > > Cc: "Charles Powell" <5h3dx.zinga at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Echolink
> > >
> > > Here is my echolink.conf file.  The How-To on hamvoip.org <
> > http://hamvoip.org/> is quite comprehensive.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Charles - NK8O
> > >
> > > [el0]
> > > confmode=no
> > > call=NK8O-L                      ; Change this!  You must be registered
> > as XXXXXX-L or XXXXXX-R and this is different from your individual login
> > > pwd=XXXXXXXX             ; Change this!
> > > name=Charles             ; Change this to your real name!
> > > qth=Louisburg KS         ; Change this to your actual QTH!
> > > email=XXXX at XXXX.net   ; Change this!
> > > maxstns=10                       ; set the maximum number of users here
> > > rtcptimeout=10
> > > node=963349                      ; Echolink node number - Change this
> > and use your own!
> > > recfile=/tmp/recorded.gsm
> > > astnode=47337                    ; Change this to your active Allstar
> > node number!
> > > context=radio-secure
> > > ;server1=server1.echolink.org
> > > ;server2=server3.echolink.org
> > > ;server3=server5.echolink.org
> > > server1=naeast.echolink.org <http://naeast.echolink.org/>     ;
> > echolink servers have changed
> > > server2=nasouth.echolink.org <http://nasouth.echolink.org/>   ; note
> > changes
> > > server3=servers.echolink.org <http://servers.echolink.org/>   ;
> > > server4=backup.echolink.org <http://backup.echolink.org/>     ;
> > > ; Outgoing message
> > > message=This node is an AllStar bridge.\rPlease be aware you could be
> > connected to hundreds of nodes worldwide\r\rGive your station ID if you
> > transmit.
> > > ; Change following setting to your parameters
> > > freq=
> > > tone=
> > > lat=38.631981
> > > lon=-94.677393
> > > power=
> > > height=
> > > gain=
> > > dir=0
> > > ;deny=
> > > ;permit=
> > >
> > >
> > > > On May 22, 2019, at 3:40 PM, Boban Jovanovic YT1JB via ARM-allstar <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 22.05.2019. 22:29, "Charles Powell via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > > >> Echolink works extremely well on the HamVOIP distribution
> > > >
> > > > It's nice news! Thank you!
> > > >
> > > >> Remember the the port forwarding is UDP for 5198 and 5199, plus 5200
> > which is TCP.
> > > >
> > > > 5200/TCP is outgoing but 5198/UDP and 5199/UDP is incoming. For
> > registering EchoLink node does not need incoming ports. It must be seen in
> > list of active EchoLink nodes, but I could not achive that.
> > > >
> > > > Some config file would be nice to see here, please...
> > > >
> > > > 73, Boban YT1JB
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