TRACKING YOUR PERSONAL FAMILY REPEATER USAGE

[WRTU349]

What are the methods for tracking your personal family repeater usage?

Computer, other websites, other devices that are connected to your repeater?

[SteveShannon]

2 minutes ago, WRTU349 said:

What are the methods for tracking your personal family repeater usage?

Computer, other websites, other devices that are connected to your repeater?

What are you trying to track?  Digital repeater or analog?

On an analog repeater you really can’t track who’s transmitting through it except in real time by listening. 

[LeoG]

You can have a digital recorder which only records when sound is present.  As long as your repeater has a speaker function you can just turn up the volume loud enough and set the recorder by the speaker.

So, are you big brother?

[WRUE951]

15 minutes ago, WRTU349 said:

What are the methods for tracking your personal family repeater usage?

Computer, other websites, other devices that are connected to your repeater?

There are some controller software's that  will do what you want, both analog and digital.  Most of them are going to be PI or Adreno based.  Try a search for PI Ham Radio Controllers, Windows Ham Radio Controllers etc..   You also need a controller compatible with such softwares.  Rig Blaster makes some nice interfaces that work well with most of the software's.  I like Echo Station with is free. 

[WRTU349]

2 hours ago, SteveShannon said:

What are you trying to track?  Digital repeater or analog?

On an analog repeater you really can’t track who’s transmitting through it except in real time by listening. 

Retevis RT 97s analog. I am interested in tracking continious incoming family usage, just for the sake of having a statistical number to discuss with the family.

[WRTU349]

1 hour ago, WRUE951 said:

There are some controller software's that  will do what you want, both analog and digital.  Most of them are going to be PI or Adreno based.  Try a search for PI Ham Radio Controllers, Windows Ham Radio Controllers etc..   You also need a controller compatible with such softwares.  Rig Blaster makes some nice interfaces that work well with most of the software's.  I like Echo Station with is free. 

Thanks for your info. this will give my a direction to start with.

[WRTU349]

2 hours ago, LeoG said:

You can have a digital recorder which only records when sound is present.  As long as your repeater has a speaker function you can just turn up the volume loud enough and set the recorder by the speaker.

So, are you big brother?

Looking to track family usage for statisical family data.

[HHD1]

2 hours ago, WRUE951 said:

I like Echo Station

Do you think that this cord would work with echostation?

BTECH APRS-K1 PRO Multi-Function Audio Interface Cable ‣ BaoFeng Tech & BTECH Radios

[WRUE951]

1 hour ago, HHD1 said:

Do you think that this cord would work with echostation?

BTECH APRS-K1 PRO Multi-Function Audio Interface Cable ‣ BaoFeng Tech & BTECH Radios

you could config it to plug into a RigBlaster and run Echo Station thru RigBlaster.  I would go to the RigBlasters site and study their white pages on their RigBlasters.