VoIP Internet Radio Linking Sites

 

What I have tried to do hear is to give one location with many of the different radio linking project designed around VoIP (Voice over IP).

 

Stand Alone Solutions:

NXU – Full Duplex link – Point to Point

          All in one box! When turn key is the major issue and price does not matter.

 

Computer based Solutions:

Windows:

EchoLink – Widely used worldwide – Half Duplex ONLY – Conference servers available. Many users are connected only via computer.

          Author: Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD

 

Linux:

IRLP – Internet Radio Linking Project – Now features full duplex audio. (Does NOT allow computer only access).

          Author: David Cameron, VE7LTD

 

Asterisk – Based on the Asterisk PBX. An easier link to start with is usbradio.org

          Author: (many – Open Source)

 

TLB – The Link Box – YahooGroup: thelinkbox

          Author: Skip, WB6YMH

          Based upon TBD which is the conference server used by Echolink. (TBD = TheBridge)

 

TBD – The Bridge – EchoLink Conference Server

 

EchoIRLP – A group dedicated to putting the two systems together.

 

DRIL – Dillo Radio Internet Linking – YahooGroup: Dril-Dev

          Authors: Bruce, WB6ARE

          Full Duplex

 

 

Interfaces:

URIUsb Radio Interface (used in Asterisk and TLB)

          Based off the CM-108 chipset.

 

USBradio – How to build your own “hack” of the URI above for much less money – but not full featured.

 

iLinkBoards -

 

VA3TO – Linking interface (for echolink)

 

RigBlaster

 

G3VFP – Linking interface (for echolink)

 

SignalLink – Tiger Tronics USB interface

 

Hamtronix – Cheap EchoLink interface

 

EchoLink Controller

 

AB6CQ

 

 

Cable Assemblies:

Byonics

 

BuxComm  Look at cables starting with TT3 (all have power inputs and wired like a KPC-3)