[arm-allstar] Echolink.conf

[Douglas Goree]

When using echolink on my phone I use auto connect in settings for servers.
Letting echolink find the best server, found it works better that way. I
hardly or never connect when I select the server to connect to.


On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 10:23 AM "David McGough via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

>
> Aaron,
>
> Please update your config file!  The power and height parameters are
> invalid!  These parameters should use the standard APRS designations:
>
> ;;;
> ;;; For power, height, gain and dir, use the digits 0 thru 9:
> ;;;
> ;;;  DIGITS   0  1  2   3   4   5   6    7    8    9         Equation
> ;;;  -------------------------------------------------------------------
> ;;;  POWER    0, 1, 4,  9, 16, 25, 36,  49,  64,  81  watts  SQR(P)
> ;;;  HEIGHT  10,20,40, 80,160,320,640,1280,2560,5120  feet   LOG2(H/10)
> ;;;  GAIN     0, 1, 2,  3,  4,  5,  6,   7,   8,   9  dB
> ;;;  DIR      0,45,90,135,180,225,270, 315, 360,   .  deg    (D/45)
> ;;;
> ;;;  FOR EXAMPLE:
> ; power: 25W, height: 80ft, gain: 6dB, dir: 180 deg
> ;power=5
> ;height=3
> ;gain=6
> ;dir=4
> ;
>
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 16 Jan 2021, "Aaron Groover via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>
> > This does happen however the simplest solution is this conf file. Delete
> > the current echolink.conf text entry and replace with the following. MAKE
> > SURE TO EDIT YOUR CREDENTIALS
> >
> > [el0]
> > confmode=no
> > call=XXXXXX-R       ; Change this!
> > pwd=XXXXXXX         ; Change this!
> > name=Aaron Groover           ; Change this to your real name!
> > qth=Palmerton, PA    ; Change this to your actual QTH!
> > email=XXXXXX ; Change this!
> > maxstns=20
> > rtcptimeout=10
> > node=XXXXXX         ; Echolink node number - Change this!
> > recfile=/tmp/recorded.gsm
> > astnode=XXXXX       ; Change this to your active Allstar node number!
> > context=radio-secure
> > server1=server1.echolink.org
> > ;server2=server5.echolink.org
> > server3=server3.echolink.org
> > server2=naeast.echolink.org
> > ;nasouth.echolink.org
> > ;servers.echolink.org
> > ;backup.echolink.org
> > ; Change following setting to your parameters
> > freq=446.1
> > tone=88.5
> > lat=40.223976
> > lon=-75.008529
> > power=20
> > height=50
> > gain=6
> > dir=0
> > ;deny=
> > ;permit=
> >
> >
> >
>
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