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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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