Configuring your channel

• To configure your streaming channel you will need to log in as a member and then go to your account dashboard - see this page for more details on your account dashboard - scroll down on the page to Streaming details.

Chat nick name

This field sets your nick name as it appears on any streaming channels you are watching when you are logged in as a member - by default it is set to "first name_call sign" and we would suggest you do not change it from this convention.

Stream Title

This field sets the name of your own personal stream that appears on the channel list under the main streamer menu. By default it is set to your callsign.

Stream output URL

This is the direct URL you can give to people to watch your stream - you cannot change this field.

Note - the full URL is made up of the https address above the grey box PLUS the text in the grey box (which is the name stream) without any spaces between the 2.  

For example the stream name for the above screen shot is "https://batc.org.uk/live/g8gkq"

Stream input URL

This is the stream input URL which must be put in to your streaming encoder - you should not pass this on to anyone else.

The stream url is made up as follows - "rtmp://rtmp.batc.org.uk/live/xxxxx-yyyyy" where xxxx = the stream name listed in the first grey box and yyyy which is the key listed in the second box.

The following examples are based on the above screen shot:

For Adobe media encoder put the "rtmp://rtmp.batc.org.uk/live/" string above the grey box in to... and the text "g8gkq-abcxyz" in the grey box in to...

For Vmix put the "rtmp://rtmp.batc.org.uk/live/" string above the grey box in to the "URL" field and the text "g8gkq-abcxyz" in to "stream Name or key" box.

For Portsdown put the "rtmp://rtmp.batc.org.uk/live/" string above the grey box in to... and the text "g8gkq-abcxyz" in the grey box in to...

For OBS put the "rtmp://rtmp.batc.org.uk/live/" string above the grey box in to... and the text "g8gkq-abcxyz" in the grey box in to...

Stream type

This selection determines if your stream appears as a member, repeater or special event stream in the streamer main channel list. You cannot change this.

Stream options

• "Stream listed" You can decide if your stream is listed in the streamer channel list (by default streams are not listed and this box should be ticked to use the stream).

• The "Chat On" box is ticked by default; if you untick this, there will be no chat window associated with your stream.

• "Guest chat log in" If ticked it means that non-BATC Members will be able to post in your chat window; all they need to do is type "/nick display-name" and their chat will appear labelled with "display-name" or whatever they have entered. It is recommended that you normally leave this box unticked to prevent abuse of the service and limit chat access to logged-in BATC members.

Streaming type

The Streaming Type can be set to Flash or HTML5. Flash has the advantage of minimal delay, but is not compatible with the stock browser on some devices. (Flash will need specifically enabling in Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers). HTML5 works with all modern browsers, including iphones and ipads but is subject to a 10 - 20 second delay.

Note that transcoding is done in the server and you do not have to change any settings on your encoder.

Stream description

The stream description is the area below the video player and text chat windows on your channel page. This area can be used by you to describe your channel and give more details of your group or repeater.

It is a Free text area and can include HTML - we recommend you use an external HTML editor such as https://html-online.com/editor/ to get the correct look and then paste the code in to the space.

Please note any embedded content such as maps and time clocks etc from other sites need to use an SSL connection and have an https:// address.