After a bit of "fiddling and pruning" I was able to link two AllStar nodes of which one node is gated to an Echolink node. Nodes: 49355 ZS1I, 46765 GRHub, 433.400 Mhz RF Radio Link and 208551 ZS1I-L Echolink are now "talking" to each other. What does this mean: Radio Amateurs now currently have the option to use the Garden Route Hub Network either via Echolink (ZS1I-L 108551) or AllStar Link. Please note that there might be glitches as I continue to "tweek and twirk" the Network making changes and improvements as I ago along.
The first big test was to relay the SARL Bulletin, Pretoria Bulletin, Swop Shop and Amateur Radio Today. These relays were done this morning, 22 August 2021 without any glitches. Thanks to the ZS6WDL-R Panbult Repeater (Echolink 275915) repeater owner for the connection to the repeater. Highly appreciated as locally (Southern Cape) VOIP on repeaters and even simplex is a very tender issue.
The second test took place on the same day but in the afternoon. The Bo Karoo Amateur Radio Club bulletin is broadcast every Sunday at 15h00 SAST. Several stations connected to the GRHub Network and listened to the bulletin. Once again the Network performed well.
I can now move onto the next step in changing the RF Radio Link. I will install a Motorola VHF radio and a dual band antenna after I constructed a automatic fan controller for the Motorola radio. More on this in future posts. Enough for now. The photos show the GRHub connections during the Bo Karoo Amateur Radio Club's bulletin broadcast.
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