02-21-15 16:42 Daryl Stout wrote to ED VANCE about Re: Older             1/3   
      
    DS> @MSGID: <54E9C019.1290.windowsb@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    DS> Ed,   
   Howdy! Daryl,   
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    EV>The first time I heard about internet radio, I too didn't think it   
    EV>was real radio, but after reading Your message I now understand the   
    EV>problems some Hams face when they don't own the property their License   
    EV>is listed at.   
      
    DS>   Far more hams are getting put into this situation nowadays,   
    DS> and while these are obviously "off the air" if the internet is   
    DS> down, I can't see depriving them of the joy of the hobby, while   
    DS> they're able to do so. I run 2 Echolink and 2 D-Star Nets a   
    DS> week, and check into at least a dozen others.   
      
    DS>   Besides, it was a lot quicker to set up a portable demo at a   
    DS> mini-Field Day site (called Hamming In The Park), than to set   
    DS> up a tower, antennas, coaxial cable, etc. Plus, when I did a   
    DS> demo for a high school ham radio club, I pointed out to the   
    DS> kids that "you don't have to worry about asking your parents if   
    DS> you can put up a tower". If you have a computer, high speed   
    DS> internet connection, and either a headset mic or desktop mic   
    DS> and speakers...plus the appropriate ham radio license, and   
    DS> required software...once you've been validated by the servers   
    DS> (within 24-48 hours), you're good to go.   
      
   I suppose You must have used Your Magic Jack Cell Phone to do that demo   
   in the park without a Telephone Line to Your pc or a Radio.   
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    DS>   Do you, Ham...take Radio...to be your lawfully wedded   
    DS> spouse?? (hi hi). Seriously, I've seen a lot of instances where   
    DS> one of the couple is crazy about ham radio...and the other one   
    DS> couldn't care less. Did I ever send you the file on "The Triple   
    DS> Play"...with "The Ham Radio Wedding", "The Honeymoon And More",   
    DS> and "Ham For The Holidays"?? If not, send me an email reminder,   
    DS> and I'll send the PDF file back to you (I think the file is   
    DS> around 85K in size).   
      
   Yes, I have seen them.   
      
    EV>You've got me thinking about using one of those internet radio programs   
    EV>so I could get my Radio-Fix.   
    EV>Maybe I'll try it out one day.   
      
   And as I wrote Tom, I wouldn't use any internet radio QSO's to try to   
   get an award for Worked All States.....   
      
    DS>   I have some PDF files on D-Rats (with D-Star) and Packet Via   
    DS> Telnet...and can help you get set up with Echolink. I've had a   
    DS> blast on these nets...and two instances come to mind. If I've   
    DS> told these to you before, my apologies. But, they show "with   
    DS> friends like us, you don't need any enemies"...plus, it gives   
    DS> folks something to laugh at. :)   
      
   Fire them my way, my HDD isn't full yet on this XP box.   
   Thanks and 73   
      
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