PH>On 09/02/14, Holger Granholm pondered and said...   
      
   PH> HG> KT> EchoLink is a VOIP program for hams only.  You can use it to connec   
   PH> HG> KT>  repeaters, or person to person, conferences, or links from echolin   
   PH> HG> KT> to RF with a radio that setup with a pc to computer audio   
   PH> HG> KT> interface. Some people frown on it saying it's not "true radio", bu   
   PH> HG> KT> I think if you like using it, it's all good.   
   PH> HG>   
   PH> HG> NO, EchoLink or echo link is NOT amateur radio. It's only for people   
   PH> HG> that aren't capable of advancing their license status.   
      
   PH>I tend to lean towards Kent's take on this platform. In the end, folks can   
   PH>decide for themselves what is/is not amateur radio in 2014.   
      
      
   Wait until, ANSD irtt wil happen, people sart demanding WAS amnd   
   other awards for contacts by EchoLink and they deside how you   
   feel about it   
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