Amateur radio began with the randomness of chance QSOs -- you
remember "CQ", don't you? Its not exactly honest to claim that
amateur radio is devolving from the style with which it began, has
used during all of its existence, and remains dominant to this day.
No one is saying you can't use ALE if you want to Bonnie, but don't
imply that anyone who doesn't is a dope.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "expeditionradio"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Have you ever had a visitor to your ham shack... and they ask if you
> can call up another ham who they know?
>
> You sit there in front of a wall of impressive radio equipment and
> electronics...
>
> And you might be a little embarassed to answer... "Well, I can't
> really just call them up like the telephone." or "It is not that
easy."
>
> Can you call another ham on the air? Right now? How would you
actually
> go about calling another ham on the air?
>
> Have we lost sight of the most basic thing, about communication, to
be
> able to signal another ham that you want to talk with them?
>
> Has ham radio devolved into only randomness of chance QSOs?
>
> Bonnie KQ6XA
>
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