<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">One benefit of Allstar is superior audio quality. Unfortunately most laptops built in microphones sound pretty crummy. Try using a good quality headset and see if you find friendlier reception. <br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Oct 11, 2013, at 5:44 PM, Lloyd Colston <<a href="mailto:kc5fm@aol.com">kc5fm@aol.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; ">Conversely, I have been offended by AllstarLink users who were just as welcoming as some on Echolink and IRLP groups. In fact, one trustee of a popular linked system told me publicly, over his system broadcasting RF to all and streaming over the AllstarLink system, that my laptop connection was not welcome. I was happy to tell him that I was disconnecting. </span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>