You could get a Magic Jack and keep the same phone number and
everything. The only thing that would change is the bill.
Of course, this requires an internet connection. But, the cost of that
plus the MJ could be lower than what you are paying now.
Joe M.
Mike Besemer (WM4B) wrote:
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> At our club meeting tonight a discussion came up regarding the cost of
> the phone line to our 2-meter repeater system. Originally it was there
> for the Autopatch, but has evolved to being primarily used for me to
> program the controller (CAT-1000) and to control the system. (The
> autopatch is rarely used, since everyone carries a cellphone now.)
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> Everyone understands that the phone line is needed for control and
> programming, but we started toying with other ideas. Specifically,
> having an Internet connection at the site seemed like it had a lot of
> potential, but frankly I don’t know why! It’d be nice to run an I-Gate
> from that location (we already have an APRS weather node there), but
> it’s not essential. I could probably use it to monitor the site as
> well, but that’s not really much of a concern either.
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> So, the question is, how can we use Internet to control/program the
> CAT-1000? We could get Internet at the site for about the same cost as
> the phone, and if we could use it for repeater control/programming AND
> the other things I mentioned, it’d be a better deal.
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> Can IRLP be used for control/programming? I’m not familiar with that
> system whatsoever, but am always willing to learn.
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> 73,
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> Mike
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> WM4B
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