Yeah, John. ... I hear what you're saying. ... It sounds neat to try, 
but I am hesitant to spend the time, effort, and of course, money, on 
something that may or may not ultimately be useful.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: q s o dot net


> If he wants to go that route, he should just turn in his license, and use
> skype or something.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:16 PM
> Subject: q s o dot net
>
>
>>    Hi, all.
>>
>> I have a ham friend who wants me to join Q S O dot Net, as a way for us 
>> to
>> keep in touch this summer when the XYL and I are traveling across country
>> in
>> our new motor home.
>>
>> I know that this is a virtual HF transceiver kind of thing, and,
>> therefore,
>> is very different from Echo-link.  I also know that the service is run by
>> some folks in Canada, and that it costs money to become a member and use
>> the
>> virtual HF station.
>>
>> But, that's the extent of my knowledge.
>>
>> Has anyone ever tried this service?  Is it blind friendly for those of us
>> who use Jaws?
>>
>> Are there any problems with it I should be aware of?
>>
>> I simply don't want to invest the time in getting things installed, and
>> spend the money for the service, if it's going to create more problems
>> than
>> it might be worth.
>>
>> I keep telling my friend that a far easier way for us to go might be good
>> old HF, but so far, even though he's an Extra class operator, he seems
>> fascinated with the more modern-day computer-based methods.
>>
>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ, Big Rappids, MI
>