--- Joel Kolstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Pactor, packet Amtor, etc. all died because of > the need for a $300 TNC, > I think amateur radio as a hobby really is dying! > $300 in today's money is > nothing compared to what many amateurs paid for > their HF rigs years ago.
I believe that remembering the 80's and 90's would be good. You cannot use the same yardstick in every country, there are specificities you cannot ignore. While in North America the hams used TNC's, in Germany a group of hams, precursors of the Baycom Group invented the Digicom and the Digicom modem. Even before, when the americans rode Cadillacs and Buicks, the germans used their VW beetles and the french their Citroens... I also feel a decline in ham radio. Many reasons can be invoked. A friend once told me that - "nowadays, with the Internet and cell phones, there is no need to torture yourself with learning electronics and the Morse code. Ham radio is for romantics" Lucky us that there are still romantics writing code and homebrewing equipment! 73 de Jose, CO2JA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
