Juergen is correct. I will end this thread at 1200 Z, 16/01/08 Digipol can be be used to continue the thresd.
On Jan 15, 2008 9:16 PM, jgorman01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I know some of the comments and arguments here are boring at times. > However, they do serve a purpose in refining positions and educating > folks about the rules. > > Let's face it, with the number of hams the US has we are an 800 pound > gorilla in amateur radio. Maybe not the only one, but certainly right > in with a very few. If wide data modes used with auto stations and > beacons everywhere proliferate in the US you folks in Europe will be > greatly affected in about three years. I don't know how long you've > been a ham, but you may not have been around for the last good ones in > the 60's and 80's. The interference issues we are talking about here > in the US right now will bother you as much or even more come what, > about 2011, when the bands are open all day long to pretty much > everywhere. > > You should be interested in what the outcome of all this will be. > > Jim > WA0LYK > > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "dl8le" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Per definition the > > > > DIGITALRADIO GROUP > > > > is > > > > > > "A meeting place for discussion of amateur radio digital modes, > > applications, software, hardware, equipment, and on the air > > activity." > > > > The ongoing discussion about legal or formal topics since a couple > > of weeks with constant repeating of all the old arguments without > > any new ideas or aspects is more than boring and for sure not in > > line with the original definition. It's just repeating something and > > no interest in carefully considering the other party's arguments. > > And, worst of all, only one part of the different subjects of this > > group, the air activity if this term can be applied at all, is > > discussed over and over again with absolutely no progress. Please > > count the posts on FCC regulations, fundamental (and unfortunately > > non-technical) contributions to emergency communication in > > particular the spending of 250 KUSD for radio equipment etc (I don't > > want to waste my time to list all what I have read in the past weeks > > since I joined this group), and then compare that number to the > > posts on real topics of this group. The ratio between the two > > figures is in my opinion completely inadequate. > > > > I like open discussions but there should be an end sometime, at > > least that the different parties come to the conclusion that there > > will be no agreement. That is at least an agreement. > > > > If the present discussions will continue I will for sure leave this > > group. The group will survive it, of course, but I wonder if not > > many others not commenting in public will look for a better > > alternative to the meeting place the Digitalradio Group is offering > > at the moment. > > > > 73 > > > > Juergen, DL8LE > > > > > > -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ)
