[digitalradio] Re: HF packet still being used ???

2010-09-05 Thread DaveNF2G
But my 2nd SCS TNC with pactor 3 is still up on the selling block. Hmm. How much? You may email direct if you don't want to discuss price here. 73 de Dave, NF2G

[digitalradio] Re: CMSK Freq's

2010-08-25 Thread DaveNF2G
I was scanning ALE yesterday and did not see one DX (non-USA) station all day or evening. 73 de Dave, NF2G

[digitalradio] Re: ROS Developer will continue to auto-spot despite complaints

2010-07-11 Thread DaveNF2G
I would suggest that this makes ROS illegal in ANY jurisdiction that requires its ham operators to maintain complete control over all aspects of their station operations. de Dave, NF2G

[digitalradio] Re: 3rd Generation Digital radio

2010-04-20 Thread DaveNF2G
I think you missed a generation or two. First generation - CW (binary states plus time) Second generation - RTTY and FAX Third generation - AX.25 packet Fourth generation - what the OP called the first generation etc... 73 de Dave, NF2G

[digitalradio] Re: Statement on Withdrawal of Support for ROS (K3UK Sked Pages)

2010-03-04 Thread DaveNF2G
Well, I was going to start using ROS on UHF and maybe occasionally on HF and let the K3UK decision and other chips fall where they might. However, the ARRL just released a statement indicating that the author of the software has lied to the amateur community about the legal status of his

[digitalradio] Re: ROS discussion - will it ever end

2010-03-01 Thread DaveNF2G
As a participant in this USA-centric foolishness, I can still detect the presence of a deceased equine. de Dave, NF2G

[digitalradio] Re: VHF and UHF Scanning of public service bands

2010-02-26 Thread DaveNF2G
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Dan Hensley kc9...@... wrote: Be careful with scanning the Illinois State Police systems in Illinois, while on the Illinois side of the border! Rep. Dan Brady has brought forth legislation that is very blurry and at the end of the proposed law states to

[digitalradio] Re: The FCC's definition of Spread Spectrum

2010-02-26 Thread DaveNF2G
And, the response from the FCC doesn't provide any FCC position or interpretation of ROS, and further says The Commission does not determine if a particular mode truly represents spread spectrum as it is defined in the rules. Forget the petitions for waivers. File a federal lawsuit

[digitalradio] Re: Netbook or Laptop better?

2010-02-16 Thread DaveNF2G
As others have mentioned, the hardware is not usually much of an issue. You might find it advantageous to run something other than Win98. Avoid Vista, too. 73 de Dave, NF2G

[digitalradio] Re: DominoEX 11 is more democratic

2009-11-27 Thread DaveNF2G
The idea that everyone should artificially be given an equal opportunity in a competitive environment that is ruled by the laws of physics is absurd. People need to remember that there are some things that not everyone is capable of doing and that their exclusion from those endeavors serves a

[digitalradio] Re: DominoEX 11 is more democratic

2009-11-27 Thread DaveNF2G
Wikipedia: Discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection.^[ #cite_note-0 As a social scientist, I must point out that Wikipedia's definition as quoted is incomplete. Discrimination is about differentiating among options based on some

[digitalradio] Re: DominoEX 11 is more democratic

2009-11-26 Thread DaveNF2G
Since when is contesting supposed to be democratic? It's a competition, not a debate. 73 de Dave, NF2G