[aprssig] Re: iRLP

[Robert Bruninga]

>  Our club has an IRLP node and want it on our maps.
> What symbol are other IRLP nodes using? 

Use the CIRCLE OVERLAY (#0) with the letter I for IRLP 
and E for ECHOlink.  With FINDU's new symbol.cgi, you 
can find them all in the country instantly as below:

IRLP:   http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/symbol.cgi?icon=I0&limit=100
ECHO: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/symbol.cgi?icon=E0&limit=200

I see about 30 IRLP nodes and only 6 Echolinks.  I am 
disappointed by thiese small numbers, beacuse when I travel 
I like to know where these nodes are so I can call home via IRLP or
ECHOlink...  Here is how they show up on the Mobile D7 or D700
radio front panel:
+------------------------+
 |   STN4375       |     Shows you the IRLP address
 |   146520/107   |     Shows the Freq and PL
 |    IDLE_____   |      Shows the Status
+------------------------+
I havent seen one while it was connected to something
but I suspect then it would show something like:
+------------------------+
 |   STN4375       |
 |   146520/107  | 
 |    CNCT-6350  |
+------------------------

>And also how can we Display our IRLP node number on the 
>map? Would like to identify our club call, But want to display 
>IRLP and node number.

See any of the examples above.  But check with any of their
owners to see how they are automatically generating the
real-time status.  That's neat!  Or you can just put it in the
BText of a digi if it is going to be reliable and always up...

> And what is the best way to let passing through hams
>know what repeater and PL tone to use? 

See the examples.  Notice how they put the freq and PL
in the first 10 bytes of the comment text as in
"146520/107"  would be for 146.52 with a PL of 107
It looks jammed together, but you have to do it that
way for it to show up "nicely" on the D7 or D700.

>   I am using a MFJ 1278 if that is of any importance.

Best to ask over on the IRLP special interest group,
since I have not followed the details.  Like I said, it
appears to be automatically generated according to 
the Repeaters status.

Maybe all  you need to do is get the local APRS-IGate
in your area to add your STN#### number to his
pass-to-RF list?

Bob, WB4APR