on vacation I stay on 0.25 of an acre at the most might be smaller, and I
manage to get something up and get out from there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: echolink
Ron,
I agree that EchoLink is a good way to go if you can't afford, or
don't have the room for an HF antenna. But you certainly don't need
an estate for an HF antenna. I've always lived on less than an acre
of land, and I've had a couple of different dipoles that worked
pretty well. Granted, I probably don't have the absolute best
antenna in the world, and I could probably do better if I put up a
tower, but people tell me I have a respectable signal on 75 and 40
even when I'm not running my amplifier. Sometimes I think we hams
spend too much time envying other people's equipment, and we would be
better off enjoying what we have. I'm always amazed at how well my
$80 folded dipole works, and to me, that's the fun of amateur radio.
Steve
On Thursday 1/19/06 00:28 Ron Canazzi wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>Well, HF is fine if you are living on an estate somewhere and if you can
>have room for the antennas. I would dearly like to have an estate some day
>and be able to run high power and huge antennas. But while I certainly
>haven't abandon HF and will use it when the cycle is high again, I feel
>Echo
>Link is a viable alternative for poor people like me who are self-employed,
>have no pensions, no health care and only a small lot on which to place
>antennas.
>
>...And as far as power, I get complaints from the members of my bedroom
>community when I run 5 watts on 2 meters--saying I get into the kids guitar
>amps and portable Ipods! This despite the fact that I routinely have my
>station checked out by engineer types to see if everything is A OK and it
>is! At least with Echo Link, I don't get any such complaints!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kallie Swanepoel" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:14 PM
>Subject: Re: echolink
>
>
>I agree on that one - Echo link provides artificial dx.
>
>73
>
>KALLIE ZS6KCS
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David W Wood
>Sent: 18-01-2006 08:54 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: echolink
>
>
>Bob and ALL
>
>why not just turn on your rig and shout?!
>
>The unpredictability of HF propagation is less challenging than the
>problems of computers!
>
>David
>
>
>In message , Bob Humbert <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >Scotty does a great job of explaining Echolink but Echolink just isn't
> >as
> >friendly as it could or should be. I have offered to pay anyone to set
>up
> >Echolink on my computer and to do a little hand holding with me as I
>try to
> >learn it to no avail. It's not really ham radio but until the sun
>settles
> >down and everyone turns on their HF rigs again it seems to be the only
>game
> >in town. Those of you who are good at it; is it as unfriendly as it
>appears
> >to be or are some of us just too dense to "get it". Has Freedom
>Scientific
> >written any special Jaws scripts for it and do they help?
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:56 AM
> >Subject: Re: echolink
> >
> >
> >> If a station disconnects you go in to your jaw curser and near the
> >> bottom
> >> it
> >> will list the last station that connected to you. I believe if
>there's an
> >> add on you can put on to echolink that keeps an electronic log so you
>can
> >> keep track of all your missed calls. It might even be a part of the
> >> program
> >> already for what I know. If so, it sure isn't speechfriendly.Also,
>it's
> >> been
> >> brought to my atention by a list member that there are scripts you
>can add
> >> on to echolink available for a fee. I don't have the scripts but
>maybe one
> >> of these days I'll look in to it and see if it makes an improvement
> >> working
> >> with speech. At the moment it's kind of tricky but if you get use to
>some
> >> of
> >> the keyboard short cuts, you can get around it fairly good. Of
>course,
> >> it's
> >> still not a hundred percent however, considering the use I get from
> >> echolink, it's working out pretty good.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:19 AM
> >> Subject: Re: echolink
> >>
> >>
> >> if they're connected to you just hit the spacebar or what ever your
> >> PTT button is, you don't need to do anything else, if they
> >> disconnect, you just have to find them on the list. I don't think
> >> there's a way after they disconnect to figure out who called since I
> >> don't use it hardly ever but there might be. I much rather actually
> >> get on the air myself.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Fred Olver" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:37 AM
> >> Subject: Re: echolink
> >>
> >>
> >> No, guys, if a station out of the blue calls me, with my cursor not
> >> being
> >> on
> >> the station calling, how do I call them back, understanding that I
>have no
> >> idea where they are on the list?
> >>
> >> Fred Olver n9bso
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:28 AM
> >> Subject: Re: echolink
> >>
> >>
> >>> I'm not understanding your question actually either. If you're
> >>> asking about how to respond to a station connecting to your node,
> >>> asuming you hear them
> >>> connect, just press your space bar or which ever button you've
>costumized
> >>> for transmitting. If you're asking about how you can tell who they
>are,
> >>> as
> >>> they're connected to you press alt three. You'll hear the person
>call and
> >>> first name.
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:22 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: echolink
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It depends what you mean by get back to them. Are you talking about
>
> >>> how to transmit, or how to find the station to connect to them again
>
> >>> latter?
> >>> Mark WZ0K
> >>> God loves you!
> >>> My personal prayer book.
> >>> Add your prayer or pray for others at the following link.
> >>>
> >> http://prayerbook.homewithgod.com/cgi-bin/prayerbook/multi.pl?1319611
> >> 13534708:
> >24:0
> >>>
> >>> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
> >>>
> >>> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Fred Olver" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:01 PM
> >>> Subject: echolink
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Okay, Guys,
> >>>>
> >>>> So my puter is lying to me, anyway, that's what I think, been
> >>>> getting audio reports today and appears I'm being heard, so now, a
> >>>> station calls me, they're not on my screne, how do I get back to
> >>>> them?
> >>>>
> >>>> Fred OLver n9bso
> >>>>
> >>
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>
>--
>David W Wood
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