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Bob Humbert <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:23:49 -0800
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Scotty does a great job of explaining Echolink but Echolink just isn't as 
friendly as it could or should be.  I have offered to pay anyone to set up 
Echolink on my computer and to do a little hand holding with me as I try to 
learn it to no avail.  It's not really ham radio but until the sun settles 
down and everyone turns on their HF rigs again it seems to be the only game 
in town.  Those of you who are good at it; is it as unfriendly as it appears 
to be or are some of us just too dense to "get it".  Has Freedom Scientific 
written any special Jaws scripts for it and do they help?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: echolink


> If a station disconnects you go in to your jaw curser and near the bottom 
> it
> will list the last station that connected to you. I believe if there's an
> add on you can put on to echolink that keeps an electronic log so you can
> keep track of all your missed calls. It might even be a part of the 
> program
> already for what I know. If so, it sure isn't speechfriendly.Also, it's 
> been
> brought to my atention by a list member that there are scripts you can add
> on to echolink available for a fee. I don't have the scripts but maybe one
> of these days I'll look in to it and see if it makes an improvement 
> working
> with speech. At the moment it's kind of tricky but if you get use to some 
> of
> the keyboard short cuts, you can get around it fairly good. Of course, 
> it's
> still not a hundred percent however, considering the use I get from
> echolink, it's working out pretty good.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:19 AM
> Subject: Re: echolink
>
>
> if they're connected to you just hit the spacebar or what ever your PTT
> button is, you don't need to do anything else, if they disconnect, you 
> just
> have to find them on the list. I don't think there's a way after they
> disconnect to figure out who called since I don't use it hardly ever but
> there might be. I much rather actually get on the air myself.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Olver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:37 AM
> Subject: Re: echolink
>
>
> No, guys, if a station out of the blue calls me, with my cursor not being 
> on
> the station calling, how do I call them back, understanding that I have no
> idea where they are on the list?
>
> Fred Olver  n9bso
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:28 AM
> Subject: Re: echolink
>
>
>> I'm not understanding your question actually either. If you're asking
>> about
>> how to respond to a station connecting to your node, asuming you hear 
>> them
>> connect, just press your space bar or which ever button you've costumized
>> for transmitting. If you're asking about how you can tell who they are, 
>> as
>> they're connected to you press alt three. You'll hear the person call and
>> first name.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: echolink
>>
>>
>> It depends what you mean by get back to them.  Are you talking about how
>> to
>> transmit, or how to find the station to connect to them again latter?
>>                    Mark WZ0K
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>>
>> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Fred Olver" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:01 PM
>> Subject: echolink
>>
>>
>>> Okay, Guys,
>>>
>>> So my puter is lying to me, anyway, that's what I think, been getting
>>> audio
>>> reports today and appears I'm being heard, so now, a station calls me,
>>> they're not on my screne, how do I get back to them?
>>>
>>> Fred OLver  n9bso
>>>
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