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Review Summary For : EchoMac/EchoHam
Reviews: 20MSRP: Freeware
Description:
Macintosh client for EchoLink Internet Radio Network.
Product is in production
More Info: http://echomac.sourceforge.net
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G0FVX Rating: 2008-01-20
Not working for me Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I have also spent hours changing settings etc but although I can connect (I can listen on local repeaters) and my audio is transmitted, I cannot hear anything via the Mac speakers.
Echolink on XP/Parallels gives me audio from "echotest" with exactly the same router settings.
I have just downloaded the current version with the same result.
As I can access a repeater by RF I guess I'll stick with that.
Bert B
2G Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB ram
OSX 10.4.11
KI4WJM Rating: 2008-01-16
Works as advertised Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I was validated with the EchoLink website within five minutes and had EchoMac up and running with 10 minutes. I had to change some settings in my router which was well explained in the instructions that came with the EchoMac download. It is simple to use and is my first venture into EchoLink.

Thanks to the developers for Mac related Ham radio software. The two seem like the perfect fit.
MWILDING Rating: 2007-09-07
It works... don't believe people who can't get it working Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Just reading about some people who cannot get it working... basically cannot connect to a station. The most common problem is a 1) firewall or 2) a router/bridge that is sending UDP packets to the wrong machine in a 'hidden' network (used to share the same Internet connection between multiple mahcines).

Echolink uses UDP packets which are connectionless (as opposed to TCP packets which to form a connection). So, your computer sends the UDP packets out but when the remote system responds with UDP packets, the router/bridge needs to randomly pick a currently active computer on the network. If it picks the wrong system, EchoMac (and EchoLink for that matter) won't work. Not EchoMac's fault.... its just the way things go. If you use a network sniffer, you'll see UDP packets going out okay but coming back into the wrong IP address in your little hidden network.

The solution: pick a machine, get its IP address and set up port forwarding on your router/bridge. This will more than likely solve the problem. It is very unlikely the fault of EchoMac so don't fault it unnecessarily.

It is a reasonably good program. Maybe not as full featured as EchoLink but pretty good.

73

- Mark
AA4FX Rating: 2007-08-24
Works fine for me Time Owned: more than 12 months.
The application installed with no problems. Works well. No problems.
K5TUE Rating: 2007-07-11
works but missing something Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Works well, but is missing most of the features in Echolink. No recording capability, no multiconnects possible, no sorting by call area, no way to enable the space bar for transmit, no hands-free (VOX) capablity. In other words, it needs to be upgraded, but it does work well as is. I get compliments regarding the sound quality, and in the end, I guess thats all that matters!
KB9GPN Rating: 2006-11-11
Excellent OS-X version of EchoLink Time Owned: more than 12 months.
EchoMac is an excellent Apple Mac OS-X implimentation of the EchoLink system. Updated in version 1.16 as a Universal Binary the current version of EchoMac works well on both my Intel processor MacBook and my PowerPC processor MacMini & G5 iMacs.

Documentation has also been improved with better guidance in setting up the ports to do EchoLink/EchoMac.

Has been a very nice option for keeping skeds when the bands wouldn't cooperate.

73

Steve
K9ZW (ex-KB9GPN)
G3SEA Rating: 2004-08-09
Welcome EchoMac Fans :) Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
EchoLink welcomes all Mac Users :)

EchoLink is a wonderful and economical system for Ham expats to communicate back to their home states and countries.

Laptop or PC capability is a plus over IRLP in that it enables one to bypass all local repeaters
and thus avoid tying them up with distant groups or conferences.

You will all have more meaningful conversations with folk in distant states and countries too ;)
N0LMZ Rating: 2004-08-09
Awsome, Free, And great for hams in retirement homes Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Iam not retired but what a great use. Many thanks to Jeff, WD4NMQ, for his great work on echoLinux andS teven Palm N9YTY. Great job guys!!!!!

No Bugs that I have found...
KG4TPX Rating: 2003-08-23
wonderful and easy to use Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Thanks to all who worked to put this package togeather for the Mac. I have never had a problem using the software and the interface is completely logical. I give it a 5 because it does what it advertises very well. It is unbelievably easy to set up and start using. It is hard to believe that such a powerful communications tool could be so simple to operate. And with the program's size, it doesn't eat up your hard drive ( I think that is one of it's most amazing features). It would be nice to have some of the other features of the Echolink program, but I'm sure that they will come with time. Hats off to the EchoMac team.
VA3BJD Rating: 2003-04-03
Finally Echolink has come to the Macintosh platform!! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Finally Echolink has come to the Macintosh platform!! This software works great and the price is right....FREE! I have been using this for a few weeks now and am very happy with the performance of EchoMac. The author Steven Palm N9YTY, should be congratulated for this excellent amateur radio software.