In Single User mode the ham is directly connected to the Internet using a computer. Single User mode does not require the use of a transceiver while Sysop uses a transceiver with the software to be either a repeater or link (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a Simplex Repeater).
With EchoLink you can talk to stations that are mobile or portable going through their locally linked repeater.Basically EchoLink offers two different modes, or clients: Single User and Sysop. EchoLink, however is NOT Skype or some form of Internet chat room. If you are a licensed amateur with an internet-connected PC, you can access EchoLink stations directly from your PC.ĮchoLink is a system designed to provide VoIP gateways for repeaters and simplex stations. If you are in range of an FM repeater or simplex station equipped with EchoLink, you can use DTMF commands from your radio to access the EchoLink network. At this time there are more than 200,000 validated users worldwide, in 151 of the worlds 193 nations with about 5,200 of these stations on-line at any given time.
The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, or from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radios communications capabilities.
What is EchoLink?The simple answer is EchoLink software uses VoIP technology to link ham radio stations together around the world using the Internet as the backbone connection with the end user connecting using a direct connection through a computer, a cell phone or a radio transceiver connected to the Internet through a host gateway.ĮchoLink software allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet.