It also takes people off the air and puts them on the computer which is 
*not* radio. I'm done arguing it, if that plague gets worse and it really 
starts hurting the number of people on HF, I'll just pack it in and find 
something else to do.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 11:51 PM
Subject: Echo Link WasRE: Introduction


> Hi John.
>
> While I don't personally have much interest in Echo Link, and usually
> ignore the posts on the subject, I find that there are some positive
> aspects to it.  We have something in our area called "the Newbie Net" that
> meets on Sunday evenings at around 9:15 pm.  the purpose of the net is to
> create a forum where new operators can ask questions, and hear
> presentations on various topics--a sort of on the air general purpose
> training format.  The idea has started to catch on in several other areas
> and people from the Albany and Cleveland areas are coming into our net
> through Echo Link.
>
> I frankly see nothing wrong with that.  In fact, it seems pretty
> beneficial.  I find that purists often object to the very changes that can
> enhance and evolve amateur radio, and in this case where it is increasing
> activity on a repeater that would otherwise be dead on a Sunday night, I
> find it hard to see how that can be bad.
>
> There is all kinds of empty space on ham radio these days.  Echo Link is
> just another facet of ham radio, and I think there is enough room for it
> along with everything else that amateur radio has to offer.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:50 AM 10/28/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>>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.
>>
>>
>>
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