My opinion is that using echolink is no more anti-radio than using this email list to communicate.

I was surprised when people used the PA QSO party list to report where the W3OK bonus station was operating and to ask about certain counties.  Even before the Internet there were printed newsletters  and DX spotting nets.  I suppose these have been replaced by e-mail and DX clusters.

   Notice that I fixed the message Subject and appreciate when people include e-mail, phone numbers, or echolink numbers.

Mark


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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:30 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Introduction

John,

I think it's a bit of an over-reaction to say that Echo Link is "anti radio."  On most Sunday mornings, a group of us in the Boston area have a schedule with a friend of ours in New York city.  We use a local repeater, but our friend connects to the repeater through Echo Link.  Since he doesn't have room for an HF station in his apartment, and several others in the group are in similar situations, I think it's perfectly reasonable for us to use Echo Link to maintain our schedule.  The only alternative is using the telephone, which would mean that none of us used our radios.  To me, that's a lot more anti radio than using Echo Link.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:50
Subject: Re: Introduction


> 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.
>