[digitalradio] Re: Is Ham Radio Only for Random Communications?

2006-08-27 Thread Dave Bernstein
There is no implied priority in the enumeration of principles in §97.1, Steve; had a priority been intended, it would have been made explicit. In today's world, (e) is arguably the most important. 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hajducek [EMAIL

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Is Ham Radio Only for Random Communications?

2006-08-27 Thread Leigh L Klotz, Jr.
I think that it would be great if PC-ALE (and Olivia or PSK programs) would log RX QSOs in something like WOTA automatically. On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 8:50 pm, Dave Bernstein wrote: Another approach is the Who's on the Air? database, which is under development. See http://www.wotadb.org/ Need a

[digitalradio] Re: Is Ham Radio Only for Random Communications?

2006-08-27 Thread Dave Bernstein
No priority is stated, thus all of the principles set forth in §97.1 are equally important. In particular, no one can claim that one activity is more important than another solely because its applicable principle has a lower ordinal. This is not a matter of interpretation. Regulations are

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Is Ham Radio Only for Random Communications?

2006-08-27 Thread Steve Hajducek
Hi Dave, But did you not just state In today's world, (e) is arguably the most important To me your statement read that you placed 97.1(e) in the priority. My purpose of the posting on Part 97.1 was to make a point that the rules are very much interpreted by all that read them, to include

[digitalradio] Re: Is Ham Radio Only for Random Communications?

2006-08-27 Thread Dave Bernstein
I said In today's world, (e) is arguably the most important. The rationale for this prioritiation is that a typical month sees more people killed, injured, or displaced by conflict than by natural disaster. This is a personal view that shapes my time allocation. I did not derive it from its

[digitalradio] Re: Is Ham Radio Only for Random Communications?

2006-08-26 Thread Dave Bernstein
Here's a technique that can be used with PSK31 or PSK63. WinWarbler has the ability to decode all PSK31 or PS63 QSOs within a 3 khz band segment. It further has the ability to decode each QSO to extract the two callsigns involved (or the fact that one station is calling CQ or CQ DX). Using

[digitalradio] Re: Is Ham Radio Only for Random Communications?

2006-08-26 Thread Dave Bernstein
Another approach is the Who's on the Air? database, which is under development. See http://www.wotadb.org/ 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, expeditionradio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For communication between two ham radio stations to exist, some type of