I try to be a good LID.

In that case, check out the Fakeham Lidnet on Thursdays 9:30pm Eastern on Brandmeister TG 98003. There is for sure a YSF gateway there, and I'm pretty sure both an Allstar and Echolink gateway as well.



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In that case, check out the Fakeham Lidnet on Thursdays 9:30pm Eastern on Brandmeister TG 98003. There is for sure a YSF gateway there, and I'm pretty sure both an Allstar and Echolink gateway as well.

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Thanks, but I don't anything about what You wrote about.

What Frequency is that Net on ?
73 de Ed W9ODR
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Re: Re: i have a radio
By: Ed Vance to phigan on Mon Mar 24 2025 02:23 pm

Lidnet on Thursdays 9:30pm Eastern
Brandmeister TG 98003. There is fo

What Frequency is that Net on ?

It's on digital. Brandmeister is a
DMR network, YSF stands for Yaesu
Fusion, Allstar is a system that can
link analog radios/repeaters to digital
networks, and Echolink is an app you
can run on your computer or mobile
device.
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Re: Re: i have a radio
By: Ed Vance to phigan on Mon Mar 24 2025 02:23 pm

It's on digital. Brandmeister is a
DMR network, YSF stands for Yaesu
Fusion, Allstar is a system that can
link analog radios/repeaters to digital
networks, and Echolink is an app you
can run on your computer or mobile
device.
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Thanks.
I have heard of echolink .
I thought this was an over the air mode, i was wrong .
Ed
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Thanks.
I have heard of echolink .
I thought this was an over the air mode, i was wrong .
Ed

It is. Its primary purpose is to link repeaters via the Internet. But
you can get it on your phone.

In my region there is a daily morning net that is quite active as most
of the repeaters in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick) are
linked together via a 220MHz RF backbone. But on any given day there
will be a few people who connect to one of those repeaters via Echolink.
They are then transmitted out on the repeaters.

Sometimes some random ham around the world will "dial in" the local
repeater via Echolink just looking to make a quick "QSO".

There is also IRLP but I'm not as familiar with that one. AllStar too,
though it is probably more like DMR or D-Star only analog.

73,
Doug VE1LG
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It is. Its primary purpose is to link repeaters via the Internet. But
you can get it on your phone.

In my region there is a daily morning net that is quite active as most
of the repeaters in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick) are linked together via a 220MHz RF backbone. But on any given day there
will be a few people who connect to one of those repeaters via Echolink.
They are then transmitted out on the repeaters.

Sometimes some random ham around the world will "dial in" the local
repeater via Echolink just looking to make a quick "QSO".

There is also IRLP but I'm not as familiar with that one. AllStar too,
though it is probably more like DMR or D-Star only analog.

73,
Doug VE1LG
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I am a Hard Case.
To Me a QSO is made over the air on both ends.

Internet is internet,Radio is radio.
73 de Ed W9ODR . .
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It is. Its primary purpose is to link repeaters via the Internet. But
you can get it on your phone.

In my region there is a daily morning net that is quite active as most
of the repeaters in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick) are linked together via a 220MHz RF backbone. But on any given day there
will be a few people who connect to one of those repeaters via Echolink.
They are then transmitted out on the repeaters.

Sometimes some random ham around the world will "dial in" the local
repeater via Echolink just looking to make a quick "QSO".

There is also IRLP but I'm not as familiar with that one. AllStar too,
though it is probably more like DMR or D-Star only analog.

73,
Doug VE1LG
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Something else came to mind.
Wide Area Network on 2 meters, I heard of one connecting Ohio, Kentucky and maybe another State
Also long time ago I remember readindg about Louisiana having a State Wide Repeater system on 2 meters.
Ed
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I am a Hard Case.
To Me a QSO is made over the air on both ends.

Internet is internet,Radio is radio.
73 de Ed W9ODR . .

lol, no arguments here. That's why I put QSO in quotes. I see these various modes that use the Internet as a great way for hams who can no longer have HF gear to keep connected with other hams. But no, they aren't QSOs. I suppose they are also a good "appetiser" for HF for newer hams who haven't or aren't
yet in a position to buy and put up HF gear.

73,
Doug VE1LG

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Something else came to mind.
Wide Area Network on 2 meters, I heard of one connecting Ohio, Kentucky and maybe another State
Also long time ago I remember readindg about Louisiana having a State
Wide Repeater system on 2 meters.
Ed

Yeah, those kinds of RF networks (when maintained and working) are always impressive and a good use of 2m I think.

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Re: Re: i have a radio
By: DOUG MCCOMBER to Ed Vance on Sat Apr 26 2025 07:28 am

There is also IRLP but I'm not as fa
though it is probably more like DMR

I would consider AllStar more like IRLP
or Echolink, only it uses Asterisk :).
You connect to nodes as opposed to
rooms, I think. And nodes can also be
reflectors? Something like that. It's
been a while.
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lol, no arguments here. That's why I put QSO in quotes. I see these various modes that use the Internet as a great way for hams who can no longer have HF gear to keep connected with other hams. But no, they aren't QSOs. I suppose they are also a good "appetiser" for HF for newer hams who haven't or aren't yet in a position to buy and put up HF gear.

73,
Doug VE1LG

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I didn't notice the quote marks around QSO in the earlier message
I am kinda like those in your post. I have the licence and the gear but haven't had it on fer some time now.
That is why I get my ham radio info via BBS.
I thought about turning on my Sixer to see if any activity is on there
That would make me a 6Meter SWL since I don't want to get any TVI calls from the neighbors.
Ed W9ODR k
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Re: Re: i have a radio
By: Ed Vance to Otto Reverse on Mon Apr 28 2025 20:47:57

I thought about turning on my Sixer to see if any activity is on
there. That would make me a 6Meter SWL since I don't want to get
any TVI calls from the neighbors.

I've read similar posts from other hams. Sounds like if you want to work six meters, you gotta live in a secluded area.
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I thought about turning on my Sixer to see if any activity is on there That would make me a 6Meter SWL since I don't want to get any TVI calls from the neighbors.

I don't know if 6m is still going strong today, but I do know in recent
months it has been quite good. You'll probably want to turn that Sixer on before too long and we start heading back towards the solar min lol.

73,
Doug

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I don't worry about what the Sun is doing to radiowaves.
I never chased after DX.

I answered a DX sations CQ on CW a long time ago just to here him give me a RST signal report and then call CQ again right away .

I like having QSO's as youcan tell from some of my long winded post on this BBS.
I got my RCC Certificate when i was a Novice (I think) maybe I got RCC after I got the General ticket. I would have to dog the paper out to see when it was issued

6M to Me is just a band to talk to the locals
Ed W9ODR . .
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Re: Re: i have a radio
By: Ed Vance to Otto Reverse on Mon Apr 28 2025 20:47:57

I've read similar posts from other hams. Sounds like if you want to work six meters, you gotta live in a secluded area.
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When I lived 20Miles from town I had chats with one station on 6M who was across the River and about 15 miles inland in Kentucky when I am in Indiana. Ed W9ODR . .
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Re: Re: i have a radio
By: Ed Vance to Otto Reverse on Mon Apr 28 2025 20:47:57

I've read similar posts from other hams. Sounds like if you want to work six meters, you gotta live in a secluded area.
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I forgot to write that where I live in town now near Louisville Kentucky the last time I used 6M there were lots of KY and IN stations on.
There was (back then) a Net on Wednesday nights that had a larce check ins.
Ed W9ODR . .
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I don't worry about what the Sun is doing to radiowaves.
I never chased after DX.

Best part about the hobby, it is so varied there is something for everyone.

6M to Me is just a band to talk to the locals

None of that in my part of the woods. Or at least so my friend who does 6m tells me. He chases DX though so maybe he isn't really trying lol.

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Ed Vance wrote to Phigan <=-

I have heard of echolink .
I thought this was an over the air mode, i was wrong .

My first time playing with echolink, I connected to a
repeater in a neighboring state. Talked to a guy that
was sitting in his truck, waiting for the tire place
to open. I was on my phone and he was using his mobile
radio and we made a contact. Was a cool thing!!!


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Otto Reverse wrote to Ed Vance <=-

I don't worry about what the Sun is doing to radiowaves.
I never chased after DX.

Best part about the hobby, it is so varied there is something for everyone.

Same thing a friend and I were saying this morning while talking
on a repeater driving to work... Neither of us like contesting,
but that's fine if you want to. We don't care for digital (yet)
because we both work in IT and do digital SOMETHING or nuther
ALL. DAY. LONG. LOL


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My first time playing with echolink, I connected to a
repeater in a neighboring state. Talked to a guy that
was sitting in his truck, waiting for the tire place
to open. I was on my phone and he was using his mobile
radio and we made a contact. Was a cool thing!!!

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I am glad you enjoyed using echolink to a Repeater.
It doesn't interest me (yet).
Ed
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Same thing a friend and I were saying this morning while talking
on a repeater driving to work... Neither of us like contesting,
but that's fine if you want to. We don't care for digital (yet)
because we both work in IT and do digital SOMETHING or nuther
ALL. DAY. LONG. LOL

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Your Tagline made me think the disk(s) were either 8" or 5 1/4" disks because I think it would be VERY HARD to even get two 3 1/2" disks inserted because of the plastic case isn't as flexible as the earlier floppy disks were.
Samo O Same O to ZIP and SyQuest disks cases.
Ed
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Ed Vance wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

My first time playing with echolink, I connected to a
repeater in a neighboring state. Talked to a guy that
was sitting in his truck, waiting for the tire place
to open. I was on my phone and he was using his mobile
radio and we made a contact. Was a cool thing!!!

I am glad you enjoyed using echolink to a Repeater.
It doesn't interest me (yet).

No worries. :-) FT-8, DMR, such as those don't interest me
YET either. To each his own. :-)



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Ed Vance wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

... It said "insert disk #3", but only two will fit...

Your Tagline made me think the disk(s) were either 8" or 5 1/4" disks because I think it would be VERY HARD to even get two 3 1/2" disks inserted because of the plastic case isn't as flexible as the earlier floppy disks were. Samo O Same O to ZIP and SyQuest disks cases.

LOL - yeah. :-) My first FDD was for my TRS-80 CoCo 2. Before that the
first I had seen was when Mr. Myers brought his TRS-80 Model III to
school. That was my intro. :-)

He's the same teacher that brought a HAM rig to school one day too...


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On 03 May 2025, Jimmy Anderson said the following...

Ed Vance wrote to Phigan <=-

I have heard of echolink .
I thought this was an over the air mode, i was wrong .

My first time playing with echolink, I connected to a
repeater in a neighboring state. Talked to a guy that
was sitting in his truck, waiting for the tire place
to open. I was on my phone and he was using his mobile
radio and we made a contact. Was a cool thing!!!

While working on my first DXCC, I used Echolink to set up skeds with DX. So like I would Echolink to say Scotland, asking once in two-way "who would be able to work with my on 20m SSB on Saturday at 18:00 UTC?" to see what I could organize.

Admission here, it wasn't very useful and I don't think it mattered to by DX count, other than perhaps committing to a blocked-out Saturday for some DX who might not show or that the propagation wasn't going let happen anyway.

I also used Echolink when I was bored and didn't have access to my station. That access issue has largely gone away with remote-station technologies, but in the day it was something to do.

73

Steve
K9ZW

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He's the same teacher that brought
a HAM rig to school one day
too...

On a sidenote, I don't believe 'ham' is an acronym.


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k9zw wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

On 03 May 2025, Jimmy Anderson said the following...

While working on my first DXCC, I used Echolink to set up skeds with
DX. So like I would Echolink to say Scotland, asking once in two-way
"who would be able to work with my on 20m SSB on Saturday at 18:00
UTC?" to see what I could organize.

Admission here, it wasn't very useful and I don't think it mattered to
by DX count, other than perhaps committing to a blocked-out Saturday
for some DX who might not show or that the propagation wasn't going let happen anyway.

I also used Echolink when I was bored and didn't have access to my station. That access issue has largely gone away with remote-station technologies, but in the day it was something to do.

I think there's room in the ham world for it, as well as other things. Different people like different things.

I'm thinking of putting in a Linux box with a dongle and SDR for
recieving, and maybe doing a DSTAR or DRATS or something. Still
thinking ahead.

But my main thing is talking over the air. The other will come
as time allows. :-)



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phigan wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

He's the same teacher that brought
a HAM rig to school one day
too...

On a sidenote, I don't believe 'ham' is an acronym.

Me either, but when you say it people know what you mean.


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Same thing a friend and I were saying this morning while talking
on a repeater driving to work... Neither of us like contesting,
but that's fine if you want to. We don't care for digital (yet)
because we both work in IT and do digital SOMETHING or nuther
ALL. DAY. LONG. LOL

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Rereading this post reminded me of something

I had been reading Popular Electronics & Radio Electronics magazines to learn about computing.
When at work I had a broadcast radio with AM, FM, VHF bands on it.
I would listen to the 2M Repeater freqs. to know what was going on in my area. I heard someone asking a guy who worked with mainframes how to do something on the TRS-80 Model 1 he had.
While listening to their QSO I realized that I understood the explanation about how to do what was asked about. That got me thinking about getting a computer to play with.
The QSO happened back in the 1970's when Radio Shack began selling home computers.

In another post you wrote about seeing the first Floppy while at school.
A ham friend I visited had a Apple II system w/ either one or two FDD's.
I noticed itoaded files quicker than what another friends TRS-80 Model 1 did from Cassette tape, so I decided whatever brand of computer that I would buy I HAD TO HAVE A FLOPPY DRIVE with it.

The system I bought was a Commodore 64.
Ed
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Ed Vance wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

Rereading this post reminded me of something

I had been reading Popular Electronics & Radio Electronics magazines to learn about computing.
When at work I had a broadcast radio with AM, FM, VHF bands on it.
I would listen to the 2M Repeater freqs. to know what was going on in
my area. I heard someone asking a guy who worked with mainframes how to
do something on the TRS-80 Model 1 he had.
While listening to their QSO I realized that I understood the
explanation about how to do what was asked about. That got me thinking about getting a computer to play with.
The QSO happened back in the 1970's when Radio Shack began selling home computers.

Wow! Nice! :-)

In another post you wrote about seeing the first Floppy while at
school. A ham friend I visited had a Apple II system w/ either one or
two FDD's. I noticed itoaded files quicker than what another friends TRS-80 Model 1 did from Cassette tape, so I decided whatever brand of computer that I would buy I HAD TO HAVE A FLOPPY DRIVE with it.

The system I bought was a Commodore 64.

I finally got a floppy drive for my CoCo II. I can't remember for sure,
now, but it would load a different OS on the machine so it could talk
to it. :-) And of course no USB or anything of the sort, and I can't
remember if it 'plugged in' via the cartridge port or what. :-)

Lot of water under the bridge. :-)



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