You may never convince most hams to personally use Winlink, but I
believe there's a way for you to convince most hams that Winlink will
be a good citizen on the amateur bands. I suggest that you compose
a "white paper" that
a. briefly summarizes the goals, benefits, and technical history of
WinLink
b. outlines semi-automatic operation, and acknowledges the resulting
unintentional QRM caused by semi-automatic operation with protocols
like Pactor that lack busy detectors (the "hidden transmitter" problem)
c. briefly describes SCAMP, its objectives, and its incorporation of
busy detectors as a means of eliminating unintentional QRM
d. commits to transitioning the majority of WinLink traffic to SCAMP,
with the policy that a PMBO's busy detectors will only be disabled or
ignored during declared emergencies
e. commits to confining Pactor-based Winlink traffic to an explicit
set of sub-bands, whether or not this is required by whatever plan the
FCC ultimately adopts, with a further committment to reduce the size
of these sub-bands over time as Winlink traffic shifts to SCAMP
This white paper should be posted on all of the major reflectors and
web sites, and run as an article in QST.
Obviously I speak only for myself, but I believe that most if not all
opposition to Winlink would dissappear in response to the
dessemination of this white paper.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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