04 December, 2008

Toying With IRLP

IRLP - Internet Radio Linking Project

I started toying with IRLP this morning and found it to be quite interesting.  IRLP is a VoIP (Voice over IP) system that connects hundreds, possibly thousands, of radio repeaters to the internet.  To use the system you need a amateur radio license, a radio, and a local IRLP node to connect to.  The radios in the IRLP network are called "nodes."  You can connect directly to a node or use a "reflector" to connect a bunch of nodes together.  You can get details on how to use the system and where the nodes are located at www.irlp.net.

This afternoon I connected to Sydney and listened to a few people talking about local webcams, then I jumped over to Japan and then China.