Ahhh...we're a tiny minority. Most Hams know only SSB and CW.
Besides, most of the new digital modes seems to come out of Europe!
From: Dave Bernstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:19:33 -
Bonnie claimed that amateur radio had devolved to random QSOs. Since
amateur radio began with random QSOs and random QSOs remain a
significant component of amateur
Dave G0DJA David
It's a bit of a silly arguement to say we should be able to
call up someone who we probably have never spoken to before
and have not got any idea whether they use the same bands
and modes as we do...
Hi Dave,
I believe it is not silly at all to call specific hams we
: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:56:57 -
Hi Dave,
I believe it is not silly at all to call specific hams we have never
spoken with before, without knowing bands or modes they use... simply
by knowing their callsign.
I suggest that the reason some
If as you say, ham radio operators have not been thinking outside
the box, and are largely content with the status quo, having never
known anything better, then how do you explain
- the blizzard of new digital modes developed over the past 5 years
- the rapid adoption of panoramic reception
Joe Ivey w4jsi wrote:
You know what the answer to your post is.
I have to agree with another post that said really all you want
to do is make more room for ALE.
Hi Joe,
No, I'm serious... Joe, how would you call another ham on the air?
Because right now, you have to admit, the simple
Bill W6WRT wrote:
Our hobby is about generating, transmitting and receiving
RF energy. It is a hobby of technical and operating expertise.
Hi Bill,
With all your technical and operating expertise, you're stumped?
Bonnie KQ6XA
Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to
So what is techincal about this thread at this point. Dave, you are
wasting bandwidth here.
Can we get back on topic, please?
Chuck, AA5J
At 11:22 PM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
Amateur radio began with the randomness of chance QSOs -- you
remember CQ, don't you? Its not exactly honest to claim
Bonnie claimed that amateur radio had devolved to random QSOs. Since
amateur radio began with random QSOs and random QSOs remain a
significant component of amateur communications today, that claim is
false. If the original post was on topic, then correcting its factual
errors must also be on
And I suppose that nit-picking every statement made by others on the reflector
is to be considered responsible behavior? GIVE ME A BREAK!
73,
Chuck
At 01:19 PM 8/26/2006, you wrote:
Bonnie claimed that amateur radio had devolved to random QSOs. Since
amateur radio began with random QSOs and
A misstatement of that magnitude is hardly a nit. Its a foundation of
her argument!
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Chuck Mayfield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
And I suppose that nit-picking every statement made by others on
the reflector
is to be considered
for requests such as this but what the
hey. 'Good luck in the contest'.
73
- Original Message -
From: Bill Turner
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right
Now?
ORIGINAL
Amateur radio began with the randomness of chance QSOs -- you
remember CQ, don't you? Its not exactly honest to claim that
amateur radio is devolving from the style with which it began, has
used during all of its existence, and remains dominant to this day.
No one is saying you can't use ALE
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