Yes it is normal to hear CWID over those connections. However, it will not go over a IAX connection between nodes. <div><br></div><div>I haven&#39;t played with local announcements that don&#39;t go over the links. You may need to write a macro that puts you node into Monitor mode, then play your announcement. <br><br>On Thursday, October 13, 2016, DuaneVT . &lt;<a href="mailto:selkie2@comcast.net">selkie2@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I am testing my node on the bench. Amplified speakers are connected to the USB FOB line out for the repeater transmitter. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Node is set for #2 duplex. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">If I connect to the node via Web Transceiver or IAX, I hear the CWID on both the repeater channel and IAX/WT. I will be either recording voice announcements or loading text for text-speech for local club and area announcements over the repeater.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Is it normal for these audio streams to be heard over both the local repeater AND connected IAX/WT connections? Is this as &quot;local&quot; as it gets (localplay)? I do not want my local announcements going out state-wide when my node becomes linked into the state Allstar network.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">This is my first node and I do not yet have the experience to know Allstar &quot;normal&quot;.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">73,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Duane KA1LM  #42996</div></div>
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