> I'm just trying to say that the PactorIII technology has a broad non-ham > customer base and it is worth enough to be sold if the company has > problems. Unless there is a better and cheaper technology which > supplants PactorIII, I don't think a company failure will eliminate it. > Charlie Crizer, KF4MNE
There is a sufficient possibility that the mode could go into a deeper proprietary state than it is now and access to upgraded hardware be withheld from non-public service entities based on a security concern, etc. Hams need 100% non-proprietary modes. A Linux-based app on a CD or USB stick or SD card that loads, runs, and does not disturb the permanent computer setup may be best. Totally portable and cheap. Puppy Linux http://puppylinux.com/ is free, tiny, and full featured and will do just that. Someone just needs to write and attach the necessary Ham code to it and we'd have super-redundant digital communications for disaster/emergency needs in a hurry! -- 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/
