RE: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-28 Thread John Champa
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] Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-27 Thread John Champa
@yahoogroups.com 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

RE: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-27 Thread John Champa
: 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

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-26 Thread Chuck Mayfield
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

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-26 Thread Chuck Mayfield
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

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Can You Call Another Ham On The Air? Right Now?

2006-08-26 Thread Dan Finn
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