-=> Holger Granholm wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 HG> In a message dated 12-12-06, Tony Langdon said to Holger Granholm:

 HG> Hello Tony,

 TL>As for Echolink, maybe you should hook it up to your radio...  It'll
 TL>give you experience that was once only available to repeater owners.
 TL>And you can then make sure you're using radio at your end. :)

 HG> I refuse to accept radio communication where you use internet as a
 HG> medium. The only real amateur radio QSO:s use radio waves all the way.

I disagree, otherwise we'd still be using spark if we denounced every change. 
However, I do draw the line at omitting the RF altogether, so I don't see the
point of trying to work PC - PC on Echolink, unless it's for a specific purpose
(I do use it to support emergency nets that way).

One of my Echolink systems is probably one of the more unusual.  It actually
runs SSB on 2m and is a development prototype for a reliable simplex link (with
the intent to be able to support emergency traffic, without having to upgrade
the install base of ham gear in the field).




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