Jim,
I don't think there's any limit to how many people can be in a conference,
but I'mnot sure about that. I do know that five of us have successfully
conferenced, and a couple of us were piggybacked. All good things to find
out.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 14:14
Subject: Taking it to the air, Skype, or echolink
> 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
>
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