[CQ-Contest] IRLP Contest

[Craig Cook]

Dale is right. As many of you are mis-informed, you need at least a
radio to work IRLP. It is ONLY a linking protocol. You CAN NOT work it
with just a soundcard and a headset as somebody insisted to me
off-list. I think that if just a few of these guys get interested in
contesting through this, heck, 1 guy, wouldn't that be to you
contester's benefit? The real truth seems to be that you really don't
want any newcomers. Keep ridiculing them, calling them
"shack-on-a-belt" guys. In a few years you can all work each other and
the contests will take up less of your weekend.
N7OR


On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:27:52 -0500, Joe Subich, K4IK <k4ik at subich.com> wrote:
> 
> EI5DI writes:
> 
> > A quote from the story:
> > "We are trying to promote IRLP as a viable means of communications
> > and also to introduce newcomers to DX IRLP Style."
> >
> > This is not amateur radio.  If the ARRL promotes this technology
> > I suggest it considers a name change to AIRL - American Internet
> > Relay League.
> 
> I heartily agree ... IRLP and/or Echolink are not, in any way, shape
> or form, amateur radio.  Their promotion by ARRL is a bigger threat
> to amateur radio than BPL, local tower ordinances, local regulation
> of RFI, and homeowner associations combined.  If IRLP/echolink
> reach any level of popular acceptance, it gives every government
> and corporation with designs on amateur spectrum a very strong
> argument that the spectrum is no longer required for the amateur
> service.
> 
> For ARRL to promote IRLP/echolink on its web page and in the pages
> of QST is completely irresponsible.
> 
> 73,
> 
>   ... Joe, K4IK
> 
> 
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