Bug fix for the time being: Start Activity Monitor, enter echolinux in the search box, select the process echolinux and stop the process by clicking on the STOP button after running EchoMac.
Running EchoMac 1.16.1 (1.16) under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard works - but after quitting the programme it leaves running a process named echomac that can easily consume 100% (on a dual processort MBP) CPU power - noticeable by your running fan.
I guess it is not too difficult to fix.
Thank you for another reason not to start Windows on my MBP - and the possibility to get onto Echolink.