Book Review - ARRL's VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs

Following Richard Bejtlich's lead I've decided to start posting book reviews.  The first book I decided review is a little off topic for the blog but still might be of interest to some of my readers.

4 out of 5 stars

ARRL's VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs is a great introduction to the various Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies used in amateur radio. The book provides a general overview of the various amateur radio VoIP technologies such as Echolink, IRLP, WIRES-II and eQSO. After a brief introduction to these different technologies the rest of the book focuses on Echolink and IRLP. The author covers the common commands used in each system and how to access Echolink and IRLP systems over the air and through the internet. I really enjoyed the technical details the author provided when explaining how Echolink and IRLP worked. The author also provided a decent amount of information regarding how to setup your own IRLP and Echolink node.

The biggest complaint I have with the book is the price. I feel its a little high given the size of the book and amount of material covered. Additionally the book only briefly mentions WIRES-II and eQSO. I would have liked to of seem more information on these systems.

Overall I enjoyed the book. If you are interested in learning about Echolink and IRLP this book provides a great introduction.

73,

Matt