[App_rpt-users] Discontinuance of IRLP support

[Greg Thornwall]

This is bad news.

Could you use an experimental node with Allstar?

How would one setup tlb to interface Allstar to IRLP.

Greg



On 10/22/2010 07:41 PM, Peter Elke wrote:
> Hmm,
>
> This is very bad news...
>
> I would think that connecting a single app_rpt node to IRLP would not
> violate their rules.  There are a number of IRLP node emulators that
> just make sure that echolink in not currently in use before allowing
> IRLP.
>
> Their rules disallow interconnections to foreign networks, it should not
> disallow connecting to a app_rpt system used only as a repeater
> controller with a few local radios (during the IRLP session).
>
> The IRLP system is a bit too heavy for me, you need a controller, their
> card and a PC.
>
> I recall they even set up a flag for "experimental nodes" in the IRLP
> database.
>
> Pete/WI6H
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: app_rpt-users-bounces at qrvc.com
> [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces at qrvc.com] On Behalf Of Tony Langdon,
> VK3JED
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 4:11 PM
> To: kb8ude at gmail.com; app_rpt mailing list
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Discontinuance of IRLP support
>
> At 09:53 AM 10/23/2010, kb8ude at gmail.com wrote:
>> That is unfortunate. It also explains why. requests to him for a
>> node number were ignored. Too many times the needs (wants) of the
>> few (one) get in the way of progress.
>>
>> I got on-board with the app_rpt project because it offered a way to
>> give our users a way to access three different networks cheaply
>> rather than duplicating hardware to achieve the same result.  I
>> won't be constructing a new system to fill the gap, that's for sure.
>
> Actually, it could be done on an existing IRLP node in theory.  A bit
> of a kludge, but EchoIRLP interfaces thebridge to existing IRLP
> software, and so I'm sure Asterisk could be interfaced to the IRLP
> software in a similar fashion.  Not the nicest way to do things, but
> theoretically possible, and would be IRLP compliant.  The AllStar
> side wouldn't need any hardware, since it would be using the
> radio/interface that IRLP uses.
>
> EchoIRLP, even though it's a bunch of shell scripts is GPL, so feel
> free to play. :)
>
> 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
> http://vkradio.com
>
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