HF digital voice via EchoLink

Amateur Radio operators seeking to experiment with High Frequency Digital transmissions now have a new option.

EchoLink users may now access club station W6AOR dash L via the internet.

Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, says it’s a member of the ham radio supply industry that’s making this service available:

The W6AOR Echolink High Frequency ham radio station is located at AOR USA headquarters in Torrance, California. AOR is a leading supplier of receivers and digital voice modems.

Taka Nakayama KW6I, is the trustee for W6AOR.
He said the suggestion to create an EchoLink accessible station came from a number of different sources. He says that putting the station together was just a matter of assembling a few spare parts, a Kenwood transceiver, a digital modem and then hooking up internet access.

W6AOR transmits and receives on 14.236 USB through a digital modem using the G4GUO digital protocol through a “barefoot” Kenwood transceiver into a vertical antenna. The W6AOR EchoLink HF station will allow hams who do not yet have their own digital modem to make contacts with digitally-equipped stations.

Taka Nakayama adds that the station can also be used to participate in digital nets and to verify the correct installation or operation of a similarly-equipped digital station.

KW6I says that the station was put on the air for the enjoyment of all radio amateurs. He also says that it is a way to give the ham radio community the ability to experiment with the emerging world of High Frequency amateur radio digital voice communications.

Echolink use of W6AOR is open to all properly licensed operators at no cost. Those in need of information on how to use EchoLink are encouraged to visit www.echolink.org

Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR
Amateur Radio Newsline