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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Can I ask one of the Asterisk gurus to help with some syntax?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to arrange so that my IP phone can dial an extension on my asterisk box and be put on hold while the repeater announces the incoming call – much the same as the portal does – except just locally here.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think this would require a dial plan extension that uses ParkAndAnnounce() where the announcement is made using an Rpt function - then just waiting a certain amount of time for someone on the repeater to activate the auto-patch and pick up the call.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My chances of guessing the right syntax for this are infinitesimal, so I would appreciate some help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks and season’s greetings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ken<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>@<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>27021<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>27061<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>28204<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>