If the FCC says it is illegal and you can detect an automated BOT; then it is your responsibility to report it to the FCC.
> On April 1, 2019 at 10:18 AM Neil Zampella <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Georg, > > there's a difference between receiving Tx and just sending out a 'spot', > and calling CQ & making QSOs without anyone in front of the rig. That > is illegal in the US, and other countries, but not in all. > > Neil, KN3iLZ > > On 4/1/2019 9:57 AM, Georg wrote: > > Well, my WSJTx receives 24/7 and fully automatically sends all > > received stations to PSK-reporter... > > > > I know there is a difference... but I don‘t understand all the fuss. > > > > Bots are easily recognizable. So just ignore them or use them to your > > advantage. > > > > 73‘s > > > > Georg > > NZ1C/DJ6GI > > > > Am 01.04.2019 um 08:58 schrieb Neil Zampella <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > > >> Hi Wolfgang, > >> > >> glad to hear your view from across the pond, however, in the US any > >> sort of 'autobot' is illegal as these are not operating as beacons, > >> but as stations with 2 way communications. You have to have a human > >> behind the rig/monitor to control the station here. > >> > >> I may have conflated the eBay posting with the QRZ posting, but with > >> them popping up (so to speak) within days of one another it seemed to > >> be a bit more than just a coincidence, although it turns out it was. > >> > >> 73s, > >> > >> Neil, KN3ILZ > >> > >> On 4/1/2019 3:40 AM, Wolfgang wrote: > >>> Re: [wsjt-devel] Someone released an Auto CQ mod - and Neil's 2 > >>> cents Hello Neil, > >>> > >>> you mix up your personal view of the scenario! > >>> > >>> - long time ago there was a Ham in Greece, made some robot add-ons with > >>> a keyboard macro language and after revealing his activities he was > >>> blocked > >>> by the WSJT-X team in the source code ;-) The case can be found in the > >>> [wsjt-devel] email archive. > >>> > >>> - the one on ebay is (was) written in a macro language (most probably > >>> 'AutoHotkey') and compiled into binaries. This guy inserts the > >>> buyers call > >>> sign into the macro-code to prevent sharing the software, but the > >>> seller stayed > >>> anonymous. This was an add-on, or external software, simulates key > >>> strokes > >>> etc. without any change in the source code or binaries of WSJT-X at > >>> all. > >>> Apparently the person wanted to make money with his external add-on > >>> software. > >>> Questionable software, but not illegal in some contries. Offer has > >>> been removed > >>> in ebay listings. Bad luck, business model lasted short ;-) > >>> > >>> - SQ9FVE modified the source code and added some interresting > >>> functions plus > >>> the optional robot function and a change of the GUI in WSJT-X. He > >>> published > >>> the binaries in the QRZ.COM <http://QRZ.COM> forum for free. This > >>> was clearly a breach of GPL, > >>> because he did not publish the source code and mentioned originators > >>> of the > >>> source etc. etc. Download link has been removed. > >>> > >>> Looks like 'a storm in a glass of water' right now... > >>> > >>> There is a huge number of WSJT-X users with a very wide spectrum of > >>> personalities > >>> around the globe. Right now, this local monday morning in Europe, > >>> pskreporter.info <http://pskreporter.info> > >>> lists the impressive number of 519.066 FT8 counts over the last two > >>> hours :-) > >>> > >>> So, some have fear of clones, some want to run their robots. But > >>> those are only > >>> a few of them. Sooner or later all this will be history. > >>> > >>> 73's de OE1MWW > >>> Wolfgang > >>> > >>> Monday, April 1, 2019, 2:51:59 AM, you wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> There was some 'rage' Joe .. but those people were few and far > >>> between, and after a few days they were recognized, and the callsign > >>> was passed around as a 'bot' and ignored by many. > >>> > >>> However, now you have someone who is modifying the code to do this > >>> and, according to the eBay post will 'personalize' the code with > >>> your callsign, then sell you the compiled program. > >>> > >>> Different scenario !! > >>> > >>> Neil, KN3ILZ > >>> > >>> > >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > >>> Virenfrei. www.avast.com > >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > >>> > >>> > >>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> wsjt-devel mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
