On Thu, May 12, 2011 9:33 am, Aaron Toponce wrote: > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 09:23:35AM -0600, Matthew Walker wrote: >> 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. > > Interesting. As I mentioned, I haven't bothered with it much. I guess that > makes more sense though. Maybe I'll look into it more.
Another one to look into is IRLP, which is like Echolink in that it uses voip to link repeaters, but different in several respects. There's a few IRLP nodes in the area, including some linked to the Western Reflector, which is a massive IRLP network that covers most of the western United States. -- 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. */
