I couldn't find a place in the iPhone to search for a node either.  
Your guess is as good as mine regarding the Windows software, I never 
use the stuff.  *grin*

Joseph


On Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 09:37:59AM -0400, Bill Deatherage wrote:
>Hello,
>I finally got on Echolink last night with the help of a friend.  I 
>was using the IPhone.  one thing I noticed is you can search for 
>stations by call sign but I didn’t find how you can find them by 
>node, am I missing something. yesterday afternoon I was talking to 
>someone at handihams who was helping me.  I was listening to a SO on 
>the handihams repeater and he said he  could see that I was on so I 
>was making the connection.  last night when I tried to check in to a 
>local net using my computer and the mike something happened because 
>they couldn’t hear me.  I was wondering if you had to make a change 
>in the computer settings when you hook up the mike.  it is a USB 
>mike and the message from the computer said when I  hooked up the 
>mike software successfully installed.
>Thanks for your help in advance and 73’s to all