In addition to what's already been mentioned, a pure linking box (no ID's etc.) on the commerical side is the JPS NXU2 http://www.jps.com/page/view/89 about $750 for each end last time I priced them.
Chuck n0nhj Ethercrash wrote: > My repeater group is considering building split-site 6m machine. As an > inter-site link, I was thinking of using some sort of VOIP arrangement via > the internet. I'm curious if anyone has tried something like this: > > My idea is to use a point-to-point, private link (i.e. not IRLP or Echo) to > pump audio and maybe even some signaling between sites. The receive site > would consist of the receive radio, controller (most likely an Arcom), and a > PC to do the encoding/streaming. The transmit site would consist of a PC to > decode the audio stream, a PL decoder for TX logic, and the TX radio. The > basic premise would be to take audio from the RX (PL filtered), fed thru the > controller, mixed with link PL, and fed to the PC's audio input. The PC then > streams the audio over the internet to the RX site PC, where it is decoded > and fed to the TX radio, which will be keyed by a PL decoder (provided the IP > encode/decode process hasn't mangled the PL). > > Whew... Now, question is: will it work? Or more properly, has anyone made > this work? I'm going to try it on a small scale just to prove concept, but > I'm curious if anyone has tried this already. My intention is to use > something along the lines of Winamp with Shoutcast or Windows Media Encoder > to stream the audio. I'd rather find a Linux-based CLI encoder if such an > animal exists. I had thought about using IRLP nodes as endpoints, but IRLP > policy would preclude that. > > Thoughts? Encouragement? FTW is he THINKING?!?! ;) I'd be interested in the > group's thoughts, and I'll report the results of my experiments. > > Thanks & 73, > Brian, N4BWP > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
