"Lloyd" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:57:30 -0700, Caveat Lector wrote:
Interesting clip from the "Amateur Radio Newsline"
Posted here

"Morrain says High Frequency conditions were often deplorable with
extensive interference. He says the Hurricane Watch Net was being
relayed locally through both EchoLink and IRLP, the Internet Repeater
Linking Project, to help overcome H-F problem. All along the storms
projected path ham radio operators trained in emergency communications
were in service or on stand-by alert."

Better be careful that you don't drive too many Echolink critics
crazy. Remember: They claim that it isn't "real ham radio."

How can they explain the fact that it was heavily relied upon in
an emergency situation which the "real" service couldn't handle?

There was some confusion early as too many sources of input were mixed
together on one combined Echoink/IRLP conference. The National
Hurricane Center's liaison station commented: