Some Echolink Tips

[N1MLF]

Greetings:

For those of you using Echolink I offer a couple configuration tips you might find useful.

Are you bothered by the transmit timer that cuts you off after a couple minutes?? This can be changed to unlimited in the case you have a long message to pass.. heres how:
Go to 'Tools'..'Setup'..'Timing'. reset the "Transmit time limit to 0 (zero) & click OK...problem solved.

The audio alarms can be changed to a custom .wav file or done away with by going to 'Tools'...'Preferences'...'Signals' .
I found some CW .wav files online & set mine to 'C' for connect, 'D' for disconnect, 'A' for alarm & 'T' for the text. The over beep is disabled.

A website you might find interesting is Echolink Map

I hope you find these tidbits useful and I'm glad to see the site uses UBB tags instead of HTML tags which can be maliciously used.

73 from 'Downeast' Maine...de JW

[Renae/k9do]

Thanks for the info!
I didnt even know there was a time out on echo link
didnt know that alarms can be changed either.

[N1MLF]

Feel free to connect on Echolink any time you see me on.. will offer any help I can.
..JW..

[Renae/k9do]

Ok I will add your call sign to my alarms. net time I am on

[N1MLF]

Adding a second monitor to your computer has many advantages. Although I am on a dialup server I can keep several things going at the same time.. With a second monitor you can drag a link to the other screen to load it as well as watch two sites at the same time.
ALSO I strongly recommend Mozilla Firefox as a browser as you can have several "tabs" going at the same time. It also has some security features I like..pop-up stoppers etc.

73 de..JW..

[Lin - G6HZI]

Many thanks for the useful Echolink tips JW - much appreciated - hope to work you on E/L in the near future.

Lin