What rule says you can't leave an automatic station unattended? It would be a great rule, but I don't see it.
Jim WA0LYK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "John Becker, WØJAB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It is one thing to be " automatic " and " attended " > and another to be " automatic " and " unattended ". > > The rules say you can't be " unattended " > > > > > > At 11:19 AM 1/5/2008, you wrote: > > >A station transmitter without a homo sapiens located at a receiver *at > >the location of the receiver* is unattended. Some have confused the > >issue by claiming that a remote station (i.e. a Pactor station) that is > >activated by another station hundreds or thousands of miles away, is > >"attended" because it was activated by the distant station. This is > >"unattended" transmitting because the distant station cannot check the > >channel to see if it is clear due to the properties of skip. > > > >So Rick's use of the terms was correct. The concept of a distant > >activating station "attending" a remote transmitter is incorrect. > > > >de Roger W6VZV > > > > > > > >Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at > >http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php > > > > > >View the DRCC numbers database at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/database > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
