In article gpeCb.639$z74.427@okepread03, says...

"Dr. A.T. Squeegee" wrote

In short: IRLP has its uses, but it will never replace true radio
work.

IRLP is radio hooked to a network. It's the future of public service
and emergency communications. There is no radio manufacturer in
the commercial world who doesn't believe in network radio linking.
Hams should get onboard rather than fight it. This is the 21st Century.

I never said I was fighting it. Heck, I'll probably IRLP-link my
own repeater, once I get it set up. All I'm saying is that IRLP is
simply another tool in the amateur's metaphorical toolbox, and not
something to be feared or hated (as some obviously do).


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