I call it the fast way to the death of ham radio which we'll all learn soon 
enough is true, also the reason I quit one of the local clubs, 2 local NTS 
nets, handy hams when my membership expires, and what will sadly, eventually 
drive me away from ham radio forever before the death. For now, I'll just 
avoid it, spend most of my time on HF as I have been, and hope echolink dies 
out before it kills the best hobby there is.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: intro


> Hi sarah and all, I like to call Echo Link a marage between ham radio and
> the internet.  If you just use your PC, it isn't any different than any
> other voice over the internet program, except the fact that you might be
> connected to a station that is connected to a radio, either on simplex,
> or through a repeater, wich is why you must be licensed to run the
> program.  On the other hand, I have my Echo Link computer connected to a
> Kenwood TW4000, so I use amateur radio to work through echo link and it
> makes it convenient not to be tied down to the computer.  I have set up
> shortcuts, so I can connect to repeaters that I use often by pressing a 2
> digit code on my touch tone pad on my HT!  I also move my TW4000 from the
> UHF simplex frequency that it normally sits on, to the local club
> repeater on Wednesday nights, when I run the local net, so that people
> can check into the net via Echo Link if they want!
>
> 73 and 88 whare appropriate:
> J.
> John Jacques
> Amateur Radio Station: KG7FA
> "Where Cat Is,  Is Civilization!"