What frequency were you using? Was it a keyboard mode that started calling on top of you, or a "modem" mode? Hard to believe someone with a keyboard mode and a waterfall display would start over top of you, although there are jerks everywhere.
Jim WA0LYK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Jose Amador <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For me, the proven offenders can be ATTENDED stations. > > The past week I was linked to a Winlink station on 40 meters when > somebody started calling on top of us. > > I turned on my linear, and he kept on calling. Three options to be > heard: my correspondent, > me, and me and my half gallon linear. And he / she kept on calling on > top...I could not see who was, > I could not monitor the failed attempts while linked. > > I did not lose my link even when an ALE 141A station started calling > also on top of the ongoing QSO. > > Something that has been spoken about very little...QRM from other clients. > > 73, > > Jose, CO2JA > > Roger J. Buffington escribió: > > > Dave AA6YQ wrote: > > > No one is beating on Pactor. The objects of mass disgust are > > > unattended stations that transmit without listening, thereby QRMing > > > other stations. Many of these happen to use Pactor III, but that's > > > no fault of Pactor III. As I've said here before, we don't ban cars > > > because some people drive drunk; neither should we ban Pactor > > > because some arrogant and inconsiderate hams operate and use > > > unattended Pactor stations without busy frequency detectors. > > > > > > John, do you really characterize the innovation that's been driving > > > the development of new digital modes as "madness"? Do you really > > > think that the explosion of soundcard digital mode users is "the > > > problem". You seem to be saying "turn the clock back 10 or 15 years > > > and keep it there". > > > > I find John's position to be incomprehensible, but that's OK I guess. > > And you are right. No one has an objection to Pactor so long as it > > is Pactor operated in a courteous fashion. There is an interesting > > question about Pactor 2 and 3, which is--are these open-documented > > modes such that identification in these modes is legal? SCS claims > > that these are proprietary modes to which they hold copyrights. I > > don't know the answer to the foregoing question; I'm just asking. > > Put simply, if it takes ownership of a special modem (SCS modem) to > > decode the ID, is the ID legal? > > > > Pactor is dead as an ordinary QSO mode, at least here in North > > America. I have received emails from Europe which indicate that it is > > as dead as Julius Caesar as a QSO mode in Europe as well. When you > > visit the SCS website, it is apparent that Pactor is primarily aimed > > at non-ham-operators including boaters and RVers, and commercial > > users. As far as amateur radio goes, it is Finis Pactor. > > > > Thank goodness for Peter Martinez and other ham radio Greats who have > > made the soundcard modes what they are today--powerful digital modes > > within the reach of most ham operators worldwide. > > > > de Roger W6VZV > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > Participe en Universidad 2008. > 11 al 15 de febrero del 2008. > Palacio de las Convenciones, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba > http://www.universidad2008.cu >
