RadioBanter - echolinl

"ggggg" wrote in message
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Can any one help with a echolink id and password my email is

As Scott has mentioned, you must have a proper license. If you haven't gone
to the site, here is some information copied from the site:

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One of the chief concerns about interconnecting Amateur Radio with the
Internet is preventing access by non-hams.
EchoLink's policy is that each user must hold a valid Amateur Radio license
in order to be allowed access. Each new user must be validated, and the
most critical part of validation is authentication. Authentication is
simply verifying that you are who you say you are. If your callsign is
W1XYZ, you would probably not be pleased if someone else claimed to be
W1XYZ.

How it Works
The validation process begins automatically the first time you run the
EchoLink software. The software sends a message to our servers, called a
validation request, containing the information you entered when you
installed the software.

In general, EchoLink requires that each new user also submit proof of
license in order to be validated. Sometimes, this requirement is waived if
a heuristic analysis of the available information casts no doubt on the
authenticity of the request. After being processed by the EchoLink servers,
each request is reviewed by a volunteer staffer, who either approves the
request or sends an e-mail message asking for more information. Typically,
these requests are reviewed within a matter of hours.

You will know you've been validated if a list of stations appears on the
EchoLink screen. However, if it's been more than 24 hours since you started
up the program and your callsign has still not been validated by EchoLink,
or if you have received an e-mail message from EchoLink Support requesting
proof of license, it means that you must provide authentication in order to
be validated.

Please understand that the purpose of authentication is not to exclude any
licensed Amateur from using EchoLink, but to ensure its continued enjoyment
by you and other users who appreciate its commitment to security. Also, the
purpose is not to determine whether the callsign is valid -- that can
usually be checked elsewhere -- but to verify that you are indeed the
licensee.

How to Authenticate Yourself
If you have been asked for authentication, there are currently only two
forms of authentication we can accept:

1. A photocopy of the Amateur license, showing the callsign under which you
are requesting validation. The copy must clearly show the license
expiration date, if applicable in your country. If you live in a country
where operator licenses and station licenses are separate documents, you
must provide the station (or apparatus) license. Please see Validation
Documents for details.

The license copy may be sent to the EchoLink validation team either by
e-mail (as an attachment), or by fax. You can fax it to +1 312 803 1851 (a
U.S. number), or send it as an attachment to . If
you send it as an attachment, the attachment must be a digital image of the
license, such as a scan or a digital photograph, which is clearly readable.

-OR-

2. A digitally-signed request, using a Trusted QSL digital certificate
issued by the American Radio Relay League under its Logbook of the World
(LoTW) program. If you are already participating in LoTW, this may be the
easiest option. EchoLink provides a special utility you can use to
digitally sign your EchoLink request using your key and the certificate
issued by the ARRL. (The digital certificate is free to amateurs in all
countries, and ARRL membership is not required.)
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When I signed up for EchoLink, it took overnight for the validation process.
It appears that the validation process is getting a bit more difficult these
days as they may ask for a copy of your license.

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA