--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, W2XJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Demetre SV1UY wrote: > > > First of all not many can afford a satellite phone, which is also not > > amateur radio. A satellite phone plus connection fees are far more > > expensive than a PACTOR MODEM. Second many do not even have the luxury > > of a UHF link, nor are they near a town, so HF is playing a viable > > role in their communications. This is where PACTOR 3 comes and solves > > their problem. Also when everything has gone down in an emergency, > > PACTOR 3 can give you reliable communications using a PACTOR mailbox > > that resides in a neighbouring country. Sometimes through the night > > when I cannot access any European PACTOR PMBOS because I do not have a > > decent 80 meters antenna > > It looks like your Internet connection to this list is working fine. Are > you using PACTOR? >
I only use PACTOR regularly when I am away from home and only when I want to make test PACTOR connection OM. At home it is not very efficient to use PACTOR except for PACTOR QSOs, which are also condemned and QRMed by some LIDS in this list. 73 de Demetre SV1UY
