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. An Android version is available on Google Play and several other Android app repositories.First, let me preface this with I have absolutely no desire to insult nor demean EchoLink users. Another edition of the software runs on Apple mobile devices (iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad), and is available from the Apple App Store.
The software is written to run on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows.
There is no cost for this service, and it ensures that this system is used only by licensed amateur radio operators. The EchoLink system requires that each new user provide positive proof of license and identity before his or her callsign is added to the list of validated users. No special hardware or software is required to relay a transmission via an Echolink node.īefore using the system it is necessary for a prospective user's callsign to be validated. Thus any low-power handheld amateur radio transceiver which can contact a local Echolink node (a node is an active Echolink station with a transceiver attached) can then use the Internet connection of that station to send their transmission via VOIP to any other active Echolink node, worldwide. In essence it is the same as other VoIP applications (such as Skype), but with the unique addition of the ability to link to an amateur radio station's transceiver. The system allows reliable worldwide connections to be made between radio amateurs, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio's communications capabilities. It was designed by Jonathan Taylor, a radio amateur with callsign K1RFD. EchoLink is a computer-based Amateur Radio system distributed free of charge that allows radio amateurs to communicate with other amateur radio operators using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology on the Internet for at least part of the path between them.
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