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From time to time it is necessary to remind or inform radio amateurs about the operational procedures of ZS1I GRHUB Network. A Digital VoIP Mutimode Interlink System. The GRHub is a Amateur Radio Digital Voice over IP Multimode Interlinked System. It was created in the spirit of amateur radio experimentation by supporting and interlinking amateur radio VoIP modes for interoperability: AllStar Link, EchoLink, DMR, D-STAR etc.
It is become necessary to again explain the main usage of the ZS1I Garden Route Hub Network. I am not going to go into detail here but would like to mention the most important system usage rule above any other rules or guidelines.
A hub is a common connection point, also known as a network hub, which is used by amateur radio stations to connect to linked networks for RX and TX purposes. It works as a central connection for all amateur radio systems that are connected to the hub. The hub has numerous stations that are connected. If a station connects to the hub, it is able to see all other stations connected to the network. A network hub has no routing tables or intelligence, which is used to send information and broadcast all network data across each and every connection. This is in short on how a Hub functions.
Of the utmost importance is the fact that stations can connect to the ZS1I GRHub. Therefor the name Hub. It is not the task of the GRHub Network administrator to connect repeaters/links etc. to the GRHub Network.
Please do NOT connect/link stations to any linked Network if you have no authorization from the owners of repeaters or networks to do so.
Remember there is a connection log available that reflects who connect what to the GRHub Network. Any unauthorized connections will result in the station making such a connection, to be banned from the Network.
As far as automated broadcasts are concerned from the GRHub Network I would like to make it very clear that only evening (19h30) weekly bulletins and the weekly Sunday afternoon, ZS1I Ramblings podcast is automated in the sense that bulletins “are fetched” and then transmitted under supervision of ZS1I. The only other automated connection is the weekly morning Legend’s Net from Pretoria. This is also being supervised by ZS1I.
Finally: Please, do not “mess” around on any of the linked networks. You can use the GRHub Network free of any cost and unnecessary curtailing rules and regulations. Stations/repeaters/links are most welcome to connect to the GRHub Network. However we must remember that we as radio amateurs must abide to good amateur radio operating practices as well as the amateur radio code of conduct. Lets “play the game” and enjoy the linked networks.
