Steve, Am not sure how many people you can conference with skype, 
or if someone was conferencing with say 10 people then a second 
person could conference with more folks and add the first 
conference.  Have never messed with that stuff but it would be 
fun to try.  I do like both aspects, the on air as well as skype 
or echolink.  I know that Handiham has an echolink site.  Maybe a 
bunch of us should designate a time and date and all log into 
that site and see what happens.  73, Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Mon, 26 May 2014 14:06:42 -0400
Subject: Re: Taking it to the air

Jim,

I know Skype isn't the same thing as using the radio, but it 
certainly would
allow many of us to talk to each other and, unlike HF or 
Echolink, we could
actually talk in full duplex mode.  Ok, all you "purists" can now 
start
flaming if you want to, but I ask you, what's more important, the 
method we
use, or the fact that we might actually be communicating (what a 
concept).

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 13:18
Subject: Re: Taking it to the air


 most of you folks seem to be in the midwest and east so that 
leaves us
 guys
 out west kind of out of the loop so to speak.  We have a number 
of people,
 myself included, who have a kind of group that hangs out on 
7.189 right
 below the forty meter roundtable net that I can never hear out 
in CA.
 land.
 Having said all that, it does sound like a good idea.  Also, 
maybe we
 could
 get on skype or echolink much as some people don't like 
Echolink.  As for
 me, I like it all! 73, Jim WA6EKS


 -----Original Message-----
 From: Michael Ryan
 Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 7:30 AM
 To: [log in to unmask]
 Subject: Taking it to the air

 Hi all:

 I got an idea, not sure it will fly but how about we take this 
list to the
 ham bands?
 I know there's already 2 formal nets but how about meeting on 
say 75M or
 40M
 on an occasional Saturday night for a group chat? Kind of like 
the G0EVY
 group and others do.  A bunch get together on a frequency, talk 
about
 everything under the sun and work the occasional DX stations 
that wanna
 talk
 to North America.  LOL
 Nothing formal, one of us could put it on the list where and 
when either
 of
 us is going to be and let it run from there.  LOL
 Think it might be fun.

 73:
 Mike VO1AX