Repeater owners do not want unlicensed people using their repeaters. The way you verify you *have* a license is by getting an Echolink or IAX node number – because they check your license. 

Once you have your node, you can run it on minimal hardware like a $30 Raspberry PI.  You can connect to your own node with your smart phone or PC and, in turn, link your node to any public IAX node on the planet.

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Ken