there are a few ways you can have it approved now, look at the site. My only 
suggestion, if you do get on echolink, use it for the original intended 
purpose and get on the air with it and not as a voice chat client. many hams 
I know, myself included, have absolutely 0 respect for those that use it for 
a voice chat client and not to get on the air.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Holly Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: another question


> Hi Everyone!  I'm so excited!  Just got my call sign!  KE5KRH yayayayay!
> Lol.  But I can't even use echolink right now because they have this new
> junk where you have to send in your license or something.  It probably
> won't be here for a couple of months.  Ah well.  Got me call anyway.
>
> Holly
> KE5KRH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frederick
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:08 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: another question
>
>
> Hi Holly,
>    I have worked a 2 meter repeater that was 20 miles away with a hand
> held
> running 5 watts and a 5 eighth wave antenna. I took the same radio and
> connected it to a ringo ranger 2 at 68 feet and was able to work
> repeaters
> up to 80 miles away. I then bought an amplifier and at 30 watts If I
> could
> hear it I could probably work it. I was told that a yagi would help my
> signal even more. So, I bought a ten element one. At this point I really
>
> didn't get much of an improvement over the ringo ranger 2 but it made
> everyone else happy. One thing to think about with people giving you
> signal
> reports. When I lived in Texas some people about 80 miles away said that
>
> they couldn't hear my 30 watt signal very well. So, I turned on a bigger
>
> amplifier and they told me that my signal hadn't improved. Well, I had
> just
> gone from 30 to over 150 watts so I knew that my signal was about
> knocking
> them out of their seats.
>    Now you have pretty much all I know about Two meters and signal
> strength.
>                    God bless,
>                    Mark
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Holly Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:14 AM
> Subject: another question
>
>
>> Ok I've figured this much out.  From here to the repeater it is all
> flat
>> land, like fields for farming and stuff.  It's a small town so not
> many
>> high buildings and such.  I looked on map quest and from here to there
>> is 18.5 miles, but that is taking the roads.  so if you went like the
>> crow flies I'm not sure how much it would be.  But does anyone think I
>> could hit this?  I'm trying to get one of the guys from the club to
> come
>> out and see what he can hit.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Holly
>>
>>
>