The pimary objection is not to automatic stations, but rather to
automatic stations running poorly-implemented protocols that QRM
other amateurs.
WinLink is the digital equivalent of a poorly tuned amplifier that
splatters the band. Like the cranky owner of that amplifier, the
WinLink development team staunchly denies there's a problem, blaming
the problem on everyone else instead of correcting the defect in
their implementation. This is precisely the sort of rotten operating
practice that would bring out the old man and his Wouff Hong.
Your suggestion that we "Live with it, and get used to it" is
absolutely wrong. We must not rest until the defects in WinLink are
corrected. If we can't find a Wouff Hong, then perhaps a HARM with a
WinLink PMBO seeker would encourage corrective action.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "expeditionradio"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In USA the FCC set the new auto subband at 3580-3600kHz.
> No one should be surprised that hams are using this subband
> for auto operation exactly as FCC intended it to be used.
>
> No one is forcing anyone else to operate non-auto in the auto
subband.
> Space is available for non-auto data/texting 3500-3580kHz without
the
> limitation.
>
> Many of us were not happy when the FCC shrunk the size of the
> data/texting sub-band, but we must live with it now.
>
> There is really no question that auto stations exist and will
continue
> to exist. Live with it, and get used to it. Auto operation at
various
> degrees will undoubtedly be a part of normal operation on the ham
> bands, there is no turning back the clock to the horse and buggy. We
> as hams should continue, and will continue, to use any and all types
> of communication systems we can dream of. That's what we do.
>
> Bonnie KQ6XA
>
