[HATS] Linking repeaters-best technology-best security-least hassles

[Ralph Fowler]

We have been using IRLP here on the Big Shanty system in Atlanta.
I have been using I-phone since the day after the first version was 
released in about April 97.
I wasted time with Repeater Link and some other VOX based repeater linking 
contraptions until I finally heard about Dave Cameron's IRLP project.
The Big Shanty system (home of the Atlanta ATV repeater) became about the 
50th node on the network back over 2 years ago.  Now with about 350 nodes, 
it is even more robust than the professional voice-over-IP telephony 
systems I work with in my profession.

The security automatically uses PGP between nodes and there is virtually no 
way your node can be brought up from another one unless it has been 
authorized into the system. No goofballs on PCs coming up making funny 
noises or worse.  Just good crystal clear audio and high bandwidth for 
many-party round--table hookups. There's no problem if you have a dynamic 
IP address and operation is very simple.

After playing with this since '97, as I said, there''s no way I would touch 
anything else.  I strongly suggest you become a part of the IRLP system and 
save a lot of grief!

Ralph N4NEQ 

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