Yeah, but Howard, Skype and these other methods might exclude folks who 
either don't have internet, or more commonly, still have dial-up, as you 
suggest.

Whatever we decide won't be perfect for sure;  I think the goal is to 
include as many folks as possible.

Just my thoughts.

73 from tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:30 AM
Subject: 20 meter sched


> Let's face it, if we want to include as many of us as possible, the best
> answer is a schedule on skype or echo-link.  Those options only knock out
> the people still running dial up.  Otherwise, the world is just to big! 
> We
> spanned NovaScotia to Oregon yesterday, I did everything I could think of 
> to
> get the people I couldn't hear into the qso, but then Ed and Dave with 
> great
> signals in here, couldn't hear each other.  What about the guys who have
> phone but don't know CW?  Yes they are really hams to.  Since some people
> are unconditionally opposed to echo-link, let's do it on skype, or one of
> the
> http://www.for-the-people.com chat rooms.  Sure, we'd all have to register
> there.
> Now if guys from any part of the world want to make their own round 
> tables,
> go for it!!!  Personally, I'd like to try a Mid-west phone QSO on 75 meter
> phone.  I just don't trust 40 meters, and some guys can't run 60 meters;
> although that would be fun to try.