These Clocks may assist you to make contacts at the right time
Quick Guide to using IRLP
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Find the Node you want by checking the ACTIVE IRLP status page
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Check if the repeater is in use
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Identiify yourself and state your intention of connecting to an irlp node
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Hold the Transmit button and enter the 4-digit DTMF tone of the node you wish to connect to
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After a few seconds you will hear an announcement that your connection was successful
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Put out a CQ call in the normal way - the longer the better so listeners can adjust to your voice and your Australian accent
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You can enjoy conversations with hams all over the world
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Use longer pauses between overs - allow time for data to be transferred via internet links
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IMPORTANT! - when you're finished and have said goodbye to your contact.... USE DTMF TONE 73 to disconnect from their IRLP Node
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You will hear an announcement from the other node, confirming that you have disconnected
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It's all part of being a good international citizen when you use IRLP
Give it a go and good luck.
Google has links to IRLP "how-to" videos
This ham chats for a minute, and then does a step by step call from the USA to Australia. It is a good resource for beginners.
Note - he uses the DTMF Tone 73 before he begins, to disconnect the local repeater... a precaution in case someone before him hadn't disconnected correctly.
Check out Australian Craig VK3CRG when he was in San Francisco using the Oakland California WB6NDJ (IRLP Node 3115) to chat back to Australia using the Mount Martha Repeater in Melbourne.