Take a look at this map http://winlink.org/positions/PosReports.aspx
I don't ZL3LL about 2000 miles south east of the big island of Hilo had any internet connection to post this location update. nor did any most of the hams all around Australia. Yeah that's right, each and every one of them green pins on that map is a ham. Now are you saying that they have no right to get on the air while at sea? Show us some of this "business-related" traffic. I have never seen any at all pass my screen. Not any. John, W0JAB At 07:00 PM 10/17/2007, you wrote: >Automatic operation is mainly a way for boaters and RVers to use the ham >bands for cheap internet access. This is not a valid use of our amateur >spectrum and is probably illegal since most of this traffic is >business-related. > >de Roger W6VZV
