Echolink has the capability to not transmit over active frequencies. You can also shut off the announcements if you desire. If you use COR instead of VOX with echolink, it works even better.
James MCH wrote: > EL is just another control link method - in his case land line. > > That said, EL should be smart enough to not transmit on active > frequencies. That's a shortcoming of EL or the interfacing, not > necessarily the operator. > > Joe M. > > David Jordan wrote: > >> Here in Arlington County, VA OEM/RACES we have two Internet Remote >> Amateur Radio (IRAR) Stations build around the Kenwood TS2K w/ 80-6M and >> 2m-70cm antennas. >> >> >> >> Our RACES volunteers check-in to the weekly exercise nets using the IRAR >> stations when they are traveling for business or just for fun. One of >> the stations has antennas mounted on the roof of the court house about >> 425ft above sea level. That station on VHF-UHF can hit most repeaters >> 50-60 miles away; lots of fun. >> >> >> >> Riley Hollingsworth has toured the stations as have other FCC officials >> and there is no regulation issue involved with operations of this type. >> It is not a problem! >> >> >> >> Where there is a problem is when folks attempt to use Echo Link for HF. >> The end user has no control over the freq. and the minute the Echo Link >> connection is made it announces itself over the HF station. Our HF net >> on 40m had a problem with a ham up in Erie, PA who thought it was cool >> to have Echo Link on his HF radio but the damn announcements would come >> in over top on-going conversations creating a lot of confusion. That was >> not a good use the Internet and it created some ill will. I think the >> folks at Echo Link have since create an application that offers better >> controls that eliminate unwanted interference. Not sure about that part >> of it. >> >> >> >> 73, >> >> Dave >> >> Wa3gin >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> *From:* [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of >> *[email protected] >> *Sent:* Friday, September 04, 2009 12:43 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] HF "Remote Bases" - Illegal? >> >> >> >> >> >> From the tenmet...@yahoogroups mailing list (mainly a group of people >> who participate in the 10-10 Club awards programs.) >> >> There's a discussion on the list about how HF "Remote Base" stations are >> most likely not legal. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
