Dave Bernstein wrote: >Pactor is not the problem, Roger. Ops running keyboard-to-keyboard >Pactor can determine that the frequency is clear before >transmitting, just as you would in PSK, RTTY, or Olivia. > > That is, of course, true. I used to be a K to K Pactor operator myself and I still own a PTC-II. However, Pactor has pretty much devolved to a mode outside of ordinary ham radio QSOs. VERY few K to K pactor operators anymore. If you go to the SCS website it is plain that ham radio is no longer their focus and serving boaters is. By the way, I am also an avid boater and I am quite familiar with the uses to which members of my yacht clubs put Pactor.
>Other than excluding commercial content, its a slipperly slope to >say what kind of traffic constitutes "true ham radio" and what >doesn't. What's wrong with boaters with valid amateur licenses >sending messages to Aunt Nelly, so long as they obey the rules and >operate considerately. > > 73, > The law is comprised mainly of line drawing on the edge of "slippery slopes." And nothing wrong with Pactor being a mode primarily designed for family communications. However, that is outside the basic nature of amateur radio, IMO. de Roger W6VZV Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
