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-====== Repeater Linking ======
-Repeaters can be linked together by way of many different modes. This may include RF, EchoLink, AllStar, etc. This article is not intended for DMR linking.
-Repeaters may be linked to a single repeater, multiple repeaters, or a simplex frequency. Repeaterbook tracks this linking and displays it back on a repeaters Detail page with links so that users can quickly navigate to the Detail pages of each of the repeaters and learn about the nature of the linking. If a repeater linking system has been created, clicking on the name of the linked system open a new search window that displays all of the repeaters in that system, including an option to map the system.
-Admins and repeater custodians can manage the repeater linking information. Only repeaters that are linked routinely should be listed. This is not intended for dynamic links between repeaters, like a temporary link between to EchoLink repeaters.
-To add a link to a repeater, go to the repeater's Detail page and click the "SUBMIT UPDATE" menu item. Click the submenu item to "MANAGE LINKS". A pop-up window appear with three options to select from:
-  * Link to Repeater
-  * Link to System
-  * Link to Simplex
-===== Link to Repeater =====
-This type of link is preferred when only one or two repeaters are linked together. You will need to enter the following information:
-  - Persistence: This is the nature of the link. Is it full-time, part-time, linkable, or On-Demand? Choose "full-time" if the repeaters are always linked to each other. Select full-time of they are only linked part of the time, such as for nets. Select linkable if there is a pre-configured link that a repeater sysop can activate to link the repeater. Select On-Demand if the repeater linking can be completed by someone other than a sysop via a DTMF code, for example.
-  - Reciprocity: Is the repeater transmitting and receiving the other repeater in full-duplex? If it is just listening to the other repeater, this is half-duplex and that option should be selected.
-  - Internet-Linked: If the repeater is RF-linked, select No. It's helpful to know if the repeater is Internet-linked as those links tend to be more fragile during serious natural disasters. Internet links tend to be linking via IRLP, EchoLink, AllStar, and WIRES.
-  - State/Province: Which state or province is the repeater be linked to assigned to?
-  - Repeater ID: is the repeater ID of the repeater. This can be located by searching for the repeater and viewing its Detail page. Under the menu is a header that includes the repeater's location and call sign in bold, large font. Under that is the "Repeater ID." This is a set of characters followed by a dash followed by numbers. The Repeater ID is the portion after the dash. For example 48-**12345**, the value 12345 is what is desired.
-  - Display as: indicates how the link will be displayed on the Details page. Location, Frequency is preferred for a repeater in the United States. All other parts of the world tend to provide an independent call sign for a repeater and selecting "Call Sign, Frequency" may be the preferred display.

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