The other digimodes and SSTV and it's variants I believe to be part of ham radio, as they all use RF exclusively for their contacts, and not routing data via the Internet. ![]() I lump EchoLink into the same category as E-Mail or Skype. EchoLink egresses multiple hops and networks to allow users to speak to those who use RF at some point or not at all for VOIP->VOIP.ĮchoLink to me is auxiliary to ham radio but is not a part of ham radio itself. I absolutely do not wish to insult.Īs the title suggests, is EchoLink ham radio? My view is no, it is not, simply because it relies on an infrastructure which is not purely RF nor do you have any control over it. ![]() These are solely my views which I would like to discuss to see if they are in agreement with others in the Amateur Radio community. First, let me preface this with I have absolutely no desire to insult nor demean EchoLink users.
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