I have access to irlp but don't know how to use it and really don't know if 
I should where I don't belong to the club with it on their repeater though 
I'm friends with the owner of the repeater so I'm sure if I ask he'll let 
me.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: echolink


I am not a big fan of echo link either.  The problem I have with it is you
can talk computer to computer, which doesn't really involve radio.  I do
have an irlp node node here in Vegas, and at least irlp requires a radio
on each end--still voice over ip though.  I use it mainly to chat with
friends back in Nebraska and Kansas.  I honestly miss getting on hf as
much as I use to, but conditions suck, and I've got some huge power lines
here that give me about an s 7 or s 8 line noise on hf.  If any of you
have access to i r l p, give me a call on node 3148.
73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr