IMO, echolink has it's place, but people have no right getting QSL cards for 
an echolink contact, or bragging about it and I hear way too much of that 
around here. I don't like the cross talk side of it either where people use 
no RF at all. It's not something I use, but if I do I make sure there's RF 
involved, in fact I set it so users can't call me unless it's a link, 
repeater, or conference, just users can't call me and I use it during 
emergency drills around here to get instructions. If it wasn't for that, I'd 
probably uninstall it from most of my computers.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob - KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: qsonet


> Echolink is not the real thing for sure.  But I will tell you that 
> echolink
> is the best repeater linking tool that has been around in many years.  As 
> we
> all know repeaters have there place and when you can get a link between
> towns that are 100 miles a part it is great.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:43 PM
> Subject: qsonet
>
>
> Hi;
> Now I have seen everything.  I guess I'm showing my age.  Make believe ham
> radio for only $32.00?
> I suppose the no antenna required could have some appeal but why bother
> pretend radio.  If one wants a chat room go find one.  Who knows, in 50
> years folks might think that this is what ham radio was like back in the
> "good old days".
> I didn't have as much of a issue with echo link in that it was free but 
> real
> live ham radio it wasn't.  It did serve a limited purpose but I don't 
> think
> it tried to pass its self off as something as much fun as the real thing.
> Richard
>