With a attitude like that john, you might be right but I wont let it happen. 
It is folks like that scare me.  Just be cause you enjoy HF and other modes, 
don't discourage others.  It is narrowness of minds like this that newbie's 
are not getting on the air.  Let them judge if they like a particular mode. 
If it wasn't for those who take a chance to discover  something new, we all 
can reap the benefits of it today.   Gary KB2YAA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: intro


>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!"


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