John W0JAB wrote: "I Have only been a (ham) since 1968 and still learning. But I don't recall all of this happening 10 or more years ago."
I got into amateur radio in 1959, and there were fairly strong disagreements between AMers and SSBers. In recent years, there have been disagreements between QROers and QRPers. Some high power folks are happy to talk to you until you let slip you are only running 3 watts, then they drop the QSO fast. Clearly folks who've had QSOs wiped out by automated HF stations have some strong feelings about that. Heck, I've had PSK31 QSOs disrupted by a CW operator coming on frequency, though narrow filters can help there. For as long as I've been listening, particularly on 80 meters, there are people who believe they "own" a frequency and behave that way. Right now, I see a lot of analog FM VHF/UHF operators quite upset with digital voice modes like D-Star. In regions where 2 meter repeater frequencies are scarce, there's quite a war going on about these new modes. But all of these are examples of the minority of hams, in my opinion. Most hams try to help each other, get along with each other and tolerate those who are into different facets of this great hobby. Jim - K6JM ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Becker, WØJAB" To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Why does the ARRL continue to push for Pactor III support... Sorry to both of you. In the last week my mind has been elsewhere after my check up with my cancer doctor. Really need testing to be sure but right now he thinks that it may have return. But to answer both. No it is not needed. And if I may add that I only use it when connected to a BBS. Makes things a lot faster. I for one can't see using P3 for kb to kb QSO. Again I can't type that fast to keep up with the flow. But let's not just pick on pactor. What about RTTY? It seems that a lot will (for lack of a better work) *bitch* about anything 2 hz wider that a PSK signal. Now I Have only been a have since 1968 and still learning. But I don't recall all of this happening 10 or more years ago. John, W0JAB
