Clever, Steve, but demonization is counterproductive. If Winlink
were to implement effective "listen before transmit", its operators
should enjoy the same access to amateur spectrum as any other ham.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "palmdalesteve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I'm thinking about creating a new mode, let's call it Jamtor IV
and
> I need some help with the features of this new mode. By the way,
> Jamtor is a product of "Tong in Cheek Industries".
>
> It's intended used to experimentally provide email over Amateur
Radio
> HF frequencies to impoverished retired Boomers as they cruise the
US
> in really big land yachts. The ARRL thinks this will be a growth
use
> of radio spectrum and bring lots of new blood into the hobby
>
> The "features" so far for Jamtor IV are the following:
>
> 1) Modulation scheme is a trade secret which is locked in a
mason jar
> kept in an underground vault guarded by "Ed". If you want to use
> Jamtor you have to buy it from one of the authorized dealers and
boy
> these things are not going to be cheap, befitting the grand
tradition
> of land yachts, aging Boomers and the basic tenant of "He with the
> most toys wins".
> 2) Default bandwidth mode and rate has not been decided on, but
the
> guys from the Communications Think Tank are working on how to use
the
> most bandwidth possible, whoops I mean be the most efficient.
> 3) We're trying to settle on a method of encryption, just in
case
> someone who does not have a land yacht happens to buy one of our
> Jamtor modems and listens in to our communications. You know
> ordering on line with the credit card is not all that safe without
> encryption, and as part of the experiment we will be testing this
> feature.
> 4) We are working on a method of insuring that Jamtor always
begins
> to transmit on the desired frequency at a moments notice without
> verifying that the frequency is not in use. As of now we can check
> for other Jamtor signals, and they are the only ones that matter,
to
> us, so this is not high on our list of things to do.
> 5) Our current link analysis has shown that Jamtor will tend
to be
> inefficient with poor SNR values; we are working with various
> manufacturers to develop the necessary 10KW mobile amplifiers,
however
> there has been some concern expressed by OSHA on this topic and
> glowing in the dark of the occupants of land yachts. But hey, no
pain
> no gain.
>
> Please feel free to add to the list of "helpful" features which
should
> be incorporated into Jamtor at some point in the future.
>
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