April 12 marks start of combined IRLP/EchoLink net

Last month's TALARC newsletter offered details on the start-up of a monthly combined IRLP/EchoLink net, to begin this month and continue thereafter on the second Wednesday of each month at 9 p.m. Eastern [0100Z].

The IRLP node is 9735. The EchoLink conference node is *CROSSRDS* which also operates on the 9735 node. As such, those calling in via the *CROSSRDS* EchoLink conference node will hear those calling in on IRLP node 9735, and vice versa. The TALARC board hopes that this mid-week, later-in-the-day change from the previous IRLP net will increase member participation in net operations.

For those who participate in the existing EchoLink net on the *FMCA-ARC* conference node, note that *FMCA-ARC* net will continue on the second Saturday of each month at noon Eastern.

If either of these modes, IRLP or EchoLink, are of interest to you, please review the March TALARC newsletter at www.legion.org/hamradio, or read the article at https://www.legion.org/hamradio/236393/irlp-net-returns-april-12.