On Thu, May 12, 2011 9:17 am, Aaron Toponce wrote: > I haven't bothered with Echolink much. Seems to be just like any standard > VOIP offering, except you call hams instead of phones. I don't understand > why the need for a license, except to maybe keep it exclusive? You're not > transmitting over the air, so the FCC doesn't have their hands on it, so > what's the point, I guess?
Actually, depending on the Echolink node you connect to, you may very well be transmitting over the air. The BYU Repeater, for example, is an Echolink node, and there's a man in California who routinely uses it to chat with his son who lives in the area. It /can/ be used without transmitting RF, but it is more often used to enable remote access to repeaters or your own station when you're away from home. -- Matthew Walker HAM Call Sign: N7TOX Kydance Hosting & Consulting, Inc. - http://www.kydance.net/ PHP, Perl, and Web Development - Linux Server Administration /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
