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JUST A LITTLE TWEAKING, MIKES SSB SIGNAL AND MY ECHOLINK AUDIO WERE JOINED
IN A CONTIGUOUS CIRCUIT THROUGH W2GJW L.  EVEN AS GARY MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO
THE LINK, WE COULD HEAR THAT THE ECHOLINK/ SSB COMBINATION WORKED WELL WHEN
SIGNALS WERE STRONG.  WITH EACH SUBSEQUE
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N7TO/340 EA7BLU/341 VE3FRR/336 K3LC/333 I0EKY/343 OZ3SK/375 DL4MCF/341

A 2 HOUR FORUM FOR DISCUSSING A VARIETY OF TOPICS NOT NECESSARILY RELATED
TO RADIOS AND COMPUTERS, ALTHOUGH THESE TOPICS COME UP MOST OFTEN.  WERE A
GOOD NET TO CHECK INTO IF YOU WANT OPINIONS ON YOUR AUDIO, OR TO CHECK THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR NEW ANTENNA.  WE STARTED 7 YEARS AGO, NOT AS A NET,
BUT AS A CASUAL GATHERING FOR HAMS WHO ENJOY USING THE BAND BETWEEN THE
SPORADIC E SEASONS.  SIX IS WONDERFULLY UNCONGESTED FOR MOST OF THE YEAR,
AND YOU WONDER WHY CONTACTS ARENT POPPING UP THERE ALL THE TIME.  OUR CHAT
GROUP FORMALIZED INTO A NET PRETTY EARLY ON WHEN WE REALIZED THE BENEFIT OF
HAVING A NET CONTROL STATION NCS, MAINLY TO PAUSE THE DISCUSSION EVERY FEW
MINUTES AND INVITE LISTENERS TO JOIN IN.  DURING OUR SEVEN YEARS ON THE AIR
WEVE HAD MANY DOZ ENS OF HAMS FROM NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA CHECK IN AND CONTRIBUTE THEIR COMMENTS.  A FEW EVEN TOLD US
THAT OUR NET WAS THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTACT ON 6 METERS.  BUT
DESPITE GOOD LOCAL SUPPORT, THE CHECK IN COUNT CAN BE QUITE LOW ON SOME
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K0XN/349 SM5BCO/373 EA4CP/339 N6JZ/352 EA1YO/335 SM2GCQ/338 K2PWG/339
HB9CIP/341 OK1MP/368 DK6WL/348 JA3CSZ/347 N8JV/341 XE1VIC/341 K1IK/349

INTEGRATING ECHOLINK INTO A SINGLE SIDEBAND NET RAY JACOB, W2RJJ
PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING IN OUR LIVES TODAY IS TIED TO THE INTERNET.  OUR
HUNGER FOR ITS BENEFITS IS SO POWERFUL THAT INTERNET OPERABILITY HAS BECOME
ALMOST A STANDARD FOR ALL OF TODAYS TECHNOLOGIES.  AS HAMS, WE ARE
FORTUNATE THAT VOIP VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SOLUTIONS LIKE ECHOLINK
WWW. ECHOLINK. ORG AND IRLP WWW. IRLP. NET ARE HERE TO PROVIDE INTERNET
OPERABILITY TO AMATEUR RADIO.  SO WHEN GARY, W2GJW, SUGGESTED ECHOLINK AS A
WAY TO ENHANCE PARTICIPATION IN OUR WEEKLY SSB NET, IT MADE GOOD SENSE TO
US.  WHEN WE STUDIED ECHOLINK MORE CLOSELY, WE TUNED IN TO ITS SIMPLICITY
AND POPULARITY.  WE IMAGINED IT COULD DO TWO THINGS FOR US WITH THE RIGHT
ADVERTISING, WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATION WAS POSSIBLE.  HAMS ON THE FRINGE OF
THE NETS RF PROPAGATION HORIZON WOULD HAVE AN ALTERNATE WAY OF
PARTICIPATING WHEN CONDITIONS WERENT FAVORABLE.  A NET TO PROMOTE 6 METER
ACTIVITY THE SIX METER MILLENNIUM NET WWW. THENETON6. NET IS AN SSB NET,
BASED IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, THAT MEETS ONE EVENING A WEEK ON 50 MHZ.  OUR
GOAL IS TO PROMOTE LOCAL USE OF THE 6 METER BAND AND WE DO SO BY PROVIDING
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PY4BL/337 K1KM/333 GW3CDP/348 OE8HIK/340 DK6IP/347 JA3APL/361 N7RO/358
WG6P/341 K0WK/345 SM5ARL/355 EA3KB/338 N5GGO/340 DL9TJ/340 SM0FWW/334
K2HWE/342 HB9BZA/343 OE8RT/364 DK6NP/349 JA3BQE/356 N7US/352 XE1CI/352
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