> So the folks that hate to spend $300 on a TNC are going to be more capable > then the system built commercially with $billions and $billions? While > there's actually a bit of wisdom in that approach, folks too often > overlook just how robust the existing infrastructure is -- and how much > has gone into fixing it and the emergency response capabilities. > Bill - WA7NWP
I think we would not have to look long or hard to find thousands of testimonies that the marketing folks are generally waaaay out in front of the technical folks. I sure can recall experiences in the computer and communications fields and am sure many others here can as well. Experience teaches that the more complex = the more points of potential failure. Amateur Radio is at its most valuable when our backup communications systems are simple and redundant and we leave the costly and complex systems to the "professionals" -- who will call us to bail them out when their billion dollars magical solutions fail. We all remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, the Ark by an Amateur. :-) -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ... somewhere in FL URL: bibleseven (dot) 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/
