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NOTICE!
We have been experiencing losses of sync periodically on the DSL line, last week they upgraded it to a 3000 dn and 384 up speed and put the line on another pair in the new cable, they also replaced the router, but we have still seen some short periods of loss of sync, if your call times out, or no node can be found, it's probably the DSL issue, just try again later and it will go thru
UPDATE
The Provider replaced yet another router so we'll see, it was down most all night Sept 5th, they just left and the new router seems to be working fine, for now.

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Try it and I am sure you will agree. Don't be shy, we installed this link to be used. The more the merrier.

Our New (to us) IC-27A

Here are the new DTMF codes. We upgraded our Echolink version on July 16 2005 and the upgrade includes some new ones:
Connect
ConnectByCall C
Disconnect #
Disconnect All ##
Link Down **** Available to SysOps Only
LinkUp **** Available to SysOps Only
ListenOnlyOff **** Available to SysOps Only
ListenOnlyOn **** Available to SysOps Only
PlayInfo *
ProfileSelect ** Available to SysOps Only
QueryByCall 07
QueryByNode 06
RandomFavLink 011
RandomFavNode 001
RandomFavUser 031
RandomLink 01
RandomNode 00
RandomUser 03
Reconnect 09
Node Status 08
The best of the new codes are the queries and the random favorites, to use the node Query for instance, you simply enter 06 and the mode number, the Repeater will come back with the node's call sign in voice, if you enter 064794 it will announce NZ9R, a very handy feature. The new random favorites simply picks out a contact in the servers random list, right now we don't have any stations in our favorites list, but I will be adding some of the regulars in the next few days, you may want to copy and paste these codes to a text file and print them out for future reference. Also I don't recall a 00 for random node, so instead of a 01 to connect to a link or repeater, you can select between a link with a 01 and a random node with a 00. We recommend you avoid the random conf 02, many times you will get into conferences where the language is no English, sometimes you will be ignored and not allowed time to break in, and many conferences are quick on the key and disconnecting via DTMF can be difficult if not impossible is some cases. Those of you who have had that happen and the conf magically disappear, that was the SysOps of the Echlink node manually clicking them off.
(If anyone would like a station added the favorites, just send an e-mail and we'll be glad to add it for you)

We made some config changes on the Echolink server, it now identifies in voice the call sign of every station that connects in real time, if you should hear someone connect, give them a minute or so, and if they do not ID or call CQ, give them a call, be sure to give them plenty of time, some of these people could be newbies getting their stations up for the first time. But after a couple of calls and no ID or response or CQ call from the connecting station, please use the pound sign to disconnect them. If they continue to re-connect in that manner, we will add them to the banned station list and that will be the end of that :-) It also ID's in voice the call sign of any disconnecting station too. We certainly hope you all enjoy the new features.

Everything seems to be working great, see you on 146.955!

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