I think the whole thing is pointless. Why to I want to try to send email via a slow speed serial stream when I have 100 meg Internet on the computer next to the rig? I firmly believe that these systems are too organized to be dependable in an emergency. That is when you loose a lot of infrastructure. Simple systems, temporary installations all with some form of emergency power is what is required in an emergency. Modes should be those that can be supported station to station. Basically if it is not part of the rig, it is too complicated for an emergency. Now that CW is not an FCC requirement that is no reason to abandon it as a primary emergency mode. It is still the mode that permits one to accomplish the most with the least.
Rud Merriam wrote: > This is meant as a couple of constructive, clarifying, questions for those > who express strong displeasure with Pactor. > > Would you decrease your opposition if Pactor III did not expand its > bandwidth? > > Could you accept wide band digital modes if they all operated in a fixed > bandwidth, i.e. not expanding or contracting due to band conditions? > > > Rud Merriam K5RUD > ARES AEC Montgomery County, TX > http://TheHamNetwork.net > >
