It seems like cheating to use voice... On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is all radio-to-radio voice, but they link the repeater nodes together > via VoIP, so you can talk to someone on a different node. Similar to > digital trunking in a 2-way radio system. I don't believe they link to the > PSTN, or to VoIP phones. > > You do know that ham radio has voice now, right? You don't have to use > Morse code. > > Google "IRLP". > > > -----Original Message----- From: Jay Weekley > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] HAMSs and Internet > > Seems like HAMs using the internet for voice is cheating somehow. I > don't know much about it though. > > Ken Hohhof wrote: > >> We do that at a tower for a ham club voice repeater, they never use much >> bandwidth, nowhere near 20x20, not even 1M. >> >> They are doing something different, or more likely just don't know how >> much they need, or are just asking for the sky because why not? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Head >> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:04 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AFMUG] HAMSs and Internet >> >> I think a few of the list members out there are HAMs so I need some >> advice please. >> I support our local HAM group and have allowed them to place repeaters >> on two of my towers >> at no charge to their group. Now one of their members has asked for >> Internet service at one of the >> sites for HAM use. I have heard something about HAMs using the Internet >> to "talk" so I guess this is >> not unusual. >> For me the kicker is that he is asking for 20x20Mbps service...I >> certainly have the capacity but >> that just seems excessive. >> Opinions anyone? >> >> >> >> > >
