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It's like instagram for VOIP - you take a perfectly decent signal, and then distort and 'filter' it to give it a retro feel. I would think the entertainment value would fade after a few minutes, but then again, I don't get the appeal of instagram either.. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Rick Hampton <rickhamp...@comcast.net>wrote: > Visit > http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/spooks<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks>to > unsubscribe from this list > > According to the Wikipedia entry (https://en.wikipedia.org/** > wiki/HamSphere <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HamSphere>) you're pretty > much dead on with your assessment. > > I ran across it a while back and couldn't understand why anyone would take > the time to build something that emulates the worst part of a real radio > circuit, and from the comments I've read, does so only poorly. > > Apparently, there is a niche (but not a huge niche) for people who like > the idea of dealing with noise, static, etc, but don't have the wherewithal > to either get real radios or the license to operate them. That doesn't > include me, but to each his own... > > Rick > > > On 10/7/2013 7:28 AM, Kevin Elliott wrote: > >> Visit >> http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/spooks<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks>to >> unsubscribe from this list >> >> Can someone explain what the appeal of Hamsphere is? I have played with >> it a few times, and I just can't get over the fact that nothing is really >> transmitting on frequencies. It's not much different than a voice chat >> server with a ton of channels. It seems like a nice way to play with the >> concepts without needing the equipment, but other than a really really >> basic learning tool, how is it practical in any way? >> >> There's something that having laws to restrict transmissions on real >> frequencies and the need for relatively costly equipment that makes real >> transmissions that much more interesting, even if you're just scanning >> bands and not participating in amateur radio (which is also a blast). >> >> And doesn't hamsphere have some kind of subscription cost?! Please, tell >> me what the appeal is so I can die knowing. >> >> -Kevin >> >> ______________________________**______________________________**__ > Spooks mailing list > Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/spooks<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
