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Tech808
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 3:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Congratulation's goes out to Jim CEF #322 ~ BeerMan.

He just Passed his Technician Class Test.

He has NOW Joined the HAM WORLD and is awaiting his License.

Lon
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Karatebutcher
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 3:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Beerman that is really great , it is a lot of fun, I know for a fact that you will be on Echolink in know time so give me a call, KG6UGS

Karatebutcher
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Allagator
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 3:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

CONGRAT'S BEERMAN !!!!!
ITS GREAT TO HEAR THE GOOD NEWS !!!
i guess my telling 808 good luck for ya helped !!!! HE HE HE
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Ca346
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 6:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

BeerMan:

It's a great feeling to walk out that testing room door and know you passed! Congratulations! You're on your way to being a General! :-)

Another Jim, CA346/CEF197/KG6CDR
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Bruce
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 9:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

good going see you on the ham bands
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Alsworld
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Congrats Beerman! Nice job.

Alsworld
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Pig040
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Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 9:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Could someone explain how echolink works? I downloaded it on my computer, what next? Do I need anything else special to use it? Thanks
Rich
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Ca346
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Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 5:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

PIG:

I will try this one first. And I can't even get it to work yet.....

I also downloaded the free software. It has two options (with and without a radio connection): "sysop mode"=radio connected, and "single-user mode"=straight computer microphone through the internet. When you do your set-up you need to choose which one you want. Most people are running straight computer and not using their radio, BUT... if your modem speed is slow (like mine) it will not work, because the voice keeps getting chopped off. My next option was a 'connection' of some kind between the radio and the computer. I found a cheap product called BUCOMM Rascal for about $40 that connects my radio to the computer. Now I am trying to connect between a local repeater (2M) that is 'linked' (not all are) and use ECHOLINK that way. The repeater here is 'open', but I need permission to use it, whatever that means?

Hope this helps.
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Tech808
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Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 6:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ca346,

If you signal / voice is breaking up Under Tip of the Day I found:

If you frequently hear gaps in the audio, even over a good connection, try enabling the Auto Sample Rate Compression option on the Audio tab of Tools->Setup.

This feature helps make up for timing differences amoung different sound cards.


Hope this can help.

Lon
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Ca346
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Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 7:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks anyway Lon, but I clicked that one after the first six tries... still clips the audio. I am running anywhere from 9600bps to 14400bps. Model T speed.

At least the COPPER CHAT ROOM works fine!
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Pig040
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Posted on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 10:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Ca 346, I will give it a try, if anyone wants to try to hit one of my local repeaters it is 147.180. If you try that on echolink, I should hear it on my radio, right? I monitor that in the mornings about 0630-0930 MT, two hours behind most of you.
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Ca346
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Posted on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 3:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I need more than the frequency. Give me the station id or node # and the town? and I can look it up. Hagerman, NM is not listed.

There are two repeaters listed in NM with that freq. One is in Caprock, W8QD and NOT linked. The other is in Grants, WB5EKP and has a closed autopatch. Sorry.
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Pig040
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Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 9:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ca, I was gonna ask what that node # was for, I will have to look it up and post it. I get the repeater in Riudoso NM loud too, it is on top of a mountain. The one I gave you was on Caprock, about 5 miles from Hagerman.
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Ca346
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Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 11:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Okay Rich. I still have alot to read and learn about. I'm pretty sure I can only connect radio to repeater through the internet back to repeater to radio.

Ruidoso is listed with two open repeaters on it. One of them is linked. 146.9200MHz, minus offset, KR5NM, and sponsored by SBARC.

INCIDENTALLY....This discussion should be moved to a HAM area before Lon or a Moderator does it for us.
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Pig040
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Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 9:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks, Ca, I have that one programmed in my radio. I agree should move. Thanks for your patience 808
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Tech808
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Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 1:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

MAN THE FCC IS GETTING REALLY FASSSSSSSSSSST.

LESS than 72 Hour's from the time he took the test to the time it was posted.

Jim CEF #322 ~ BeerMan is NOW: KC9GAZ
Posted 05/11/04 on the FCC Web Site.

Lon
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