So what is techincal about this thread at this point. Dave, you are wasting bandwidth here. Can we get back on topic, please?
Chuck, AA5J At 11:22 PM 8/25/2006, you wrote: >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 ><mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>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 > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006 Regards, ChuckM mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~clmayfield http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mayfield 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/
