[arm-allstar] "Call CQ" Feature for AllStar

[David McGough]

Hi John,

I've got an open mind about new features, I'll investigate the usefulness
of something like this vs. practicality, when considering some new
infrastructure is required.

I've been casually monitoring the echolink "call CQ" page periodically
since your original post.  There isn't much activity over there for a
Saturday??  But, since this is a new feature, perhaps popularity will
pick up?  See: https://secure.echolink.org/cqlist.jsp

I'll keep an eye on this usage.


73, David KB4FXC


On Sat, 8 May 2021, "john M. via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> 1. I did not go into more details in my original post, as I assumed that 
anyone who had any interest or concerns would take 2 minutes to read the 
link that I provided in my post, which details how the feature works in 
EchoLink.


2. I was not suggesting linking between AllStar and EchoLink, but 
between AllStar users only.


3. For MANY reasons, there are hams with licenses that provide for HFÂ  , 
but they cannot have HF stations due to their living situations, etc. It 
is not always as easy as just upgrading your license.


4. I never suggested that this feature would randomly connect to any 
AllStar nodes. That is certainly not the direction that I would have 
even guessed that the suggestion would be taken in. Who would want that? 
Not me.



On 5/8/2021 2:17 PM, "James R. Pilgram via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> And we here on our network in Hawaii prefer you didn't implement it! 
> If you want to call CQ, Upgrade to General or Extra Class and call CQ 
> in the HF bands.
>
> 73 & Aloha
>
> Jim NH6HI
>
> On 5/8/21 8:10 AM, "David McGough via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> No, this feature isn't currently available in AllStar.
>>
>>
>> 73, David KB4FXC
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 8 May 2021, "john M. via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>> With a recent update to EchoLink software, a new feature has been
>> added—“Call CQ”. This is a very nifty feature. More info on the 
>> feature
>> can be found at: https://secure.echolink.org/cq.htm
>>
>> I really like this feature, because it gives folks who do not have
>> access to the HF bands (for whatever reason) the experience of working
>> random stations. This experience is just not the same when done through
>> a hub or reflector.
>>
>> I am wondering…does a similar feature currently exist in AllStar? If
>> not, would this be a difficult feature to implement in AllStar? Without
>> knowing a lot about the internals of AllStar, I can speculate on how to
>> do this, but do not know if it would work from a technical perspective.
>>
>> 73,
>>
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