EchoBASE Operating Instructions

EchoBASE Operating Instructions for N8AD-R

TYPE ON IN THE ECHOLINK CHAT BOX IF YOU RECEIVED THE WELCOME MESSAGE
ENTER YOUR FREQUENCY OF CHOICE USING 5 DIGITS OR MEMORY CHANNELS
LISTEN AS YOU WOULD NORMALLY
ENTER OTHER FREQUENCIES TO TUNE IF NECESSARY
ENTER XCVR IN THE ECHOLINK CHAT BOX IF YOU WISH TO TALK ON EchoBASE
(SEND YOUR REQUEST TO n8ad@adelphia.net IF YOU NOT ARE IN THE DATABASE YET)
IF NO NOISE - TRANSMIT AS NORMAL
IF NOISE IS PRESENT - TYPE T IN THE ECHOLINK CHAT BOX TO TRANSMIT
WHEN NOISE IS MUTED - TRANSMIT AS NORMAL USING ECHOLINK
WHEN TRANSMISSION IS OVER TYPE R TO SWITCH BACK TO RECEIVE, IF "T" WAS USED
IF T WAS NOT NEEDED, SIMPLY UNKEY AS YOU ALWAYS DO IN EchoLink FOR Rx
WHEN QSO IS OVER, GO BACK TO RCVR MODE. DO NOT STAY IN HOT MODE XCVR!
CHANGE FREQUENCIES/MEMORIES AS NEEDED.
IF A NEW QSO IS DESIRED AND FREQUENCY IS ESTABLISHED REPEAT THE STEPS ABOVE
WHEN FINISHED WITH N8AD EchoBASE ENTER STOP TO RESET SYSTEM FOR THE NEXT USER
TO USE THE DIGI COMMAND, GO TO THE DIGI HELP

IDENTIFICATION :

WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE XCVR COMMAND, YOU BECOME THE CONTROL OPERATOR OF N8AD'S STATION, AS IF YOU WERE SITTING IN FRONT OF THE RADIO.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONFORM TO ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE US FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.

FOREIGN OPERATORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH US FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS FOR REGION 2, REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION YOUR ECHOLINK STATION IS IN.

IDENTIFICATION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY STATING "YOUR" CALL SIGN AT THE REQUIRED INTERVALS. AT LEAST ONCE IN A COMMUNICATION YOU SHOULD ALSO STATE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FROM N8AD REMOTE BASE IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

US HAMS : simply YOUR CALL

CANADIAN HAMS : say YOUR CALL / W 3

"CEPT" HAMS : say W 3 / YOUR CALL

IF YOUR COUNTRY'S RULES AND THE RULES OF THE US FCC ARE IN CONFLICT, YOU MUST COMPLY WITH THE US FCC RULES, OR CEASE THE OPERATION.

FOR EXAMPLE. EUROPEAN FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS ON 40 METERS DIFFER RADICALLY FROM USA RULES. YOU ARE PERMITTED VOICE OPERATIONS FROM 7150 UP TO 7300 KHZ, BUT IN EUROPE THE VOICE BAND IS BELOW 7150. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSMIT SSB BELOW 7150 IN PENNSYLVANIA. IN THIS CASE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE "N8AD" FROM 7150 TO 7300 FROM EUROPE IF IT DOES NOT CONTRADICT YOUR OWN COUNTRY'S RULES!

THE SAME SCENARIO APPLIES TO CANADIAN USE OF THE 40 METER BAND. YOU CAN NOT USE CANADIAN RULES ON A STATION IN PENNSYLVANIA!

I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP THE STATION FROM GOING INTO TRANSMIT ON FREQUENCIES THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE USA BAND PLAN. HOWEVER MY SOFTWARE IS NOT INFALLIBLE. HOPEFULLY, IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TRANSMIT IN A NON PHONE BAND, A CW SIGNAL WILL SEND "QSY" AS A COURTESY TONE, EVERY TIME YOU GO FROM TRANSMIT TO RECEIVE (NO RF WILL BE TRANSMITTED).