I happen to agree with you insofar as PC-to-PC and to an extent PC-to-
radio connctions, but where there's radio at both ends, I don't see
what the difference is between Echolink (or IRLP or Asterisk or ...)
and a system linked via, say, telephone interconnects or even long
haul RF links. Where there's a radio at both ends, what's the
objection, specifically? I also agree that making contacts through
such a system isn't the same as, say, working a pileup on 20, but no
award I know of seriously counts such contacts anyway. But such awards
don't count contacts via wide area linked systems, either.
On Oct 28, 2008, at 10:50 AM, John Miller wrote:
> As I see it, it's not radio, it's anti radio, and is absolutely
> murdering
> ham radio. I'll either be actually on the air, or doing something
> else but I
> didn't work so hard to get my license to use the computer to make my
> contacts for me because I'm too lazy to setup a station and work for
> the
> contacts. I had a simplex link up for a while but it was a couple
> statements
> I heard on it that made me wake up and realize just how bad echolink
> is
> hurting things and it was then that I pulled it down for good. I
> suppose if
> a sponsoring group wants it on 1 of my repeaters, I may consider it
> but I
> won't be using it and probably won't put it on at all.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Introduction
>
>
>> On Oct 28, 2008, at 9:04 AM, John Miller wrote:
>>
>>> My CW is very slow, I much prefer phone, and would be absolutely
>>> ashamed to
>>> be on echolink
>>
>> Well....there's one great way to improve that cw speed :) And as for
>> Echolink, why not use it? I mean--you *are* allowed to connect radios
>> to it, y'know, so it really *is* radio, except when it isn't.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 746-4127 or 888-75-BUDDY
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