[CQ-Contest] IRLP Contest

[David Robbins K1TTT]

I'm sorry if you don't believe it, but I have talked to an operator at an
irlp node who used a microphone and local speaker that was not going through
rf.  Maybe this is an exception, but as has been pointed out there is
nothing that would prevent this type of operation, the computer that is
doing the linking to the internet really doesn't care if the audio it is
processing is coming from or going to a radio.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Craig Cook
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 15:18
> To: Joe Subich, K4IK
> Cc: CQ Contest; Paul O'Kane
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] IRLP Contest
> 
> 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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