>>>AA6YQ comments below
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jose A. Amador >>>snip<<< Rating automatic operations as extremely unpopular with most is exagerated. It seems to just reflect a extreme point of view of a group of hams with a certain point of view. Stating that it is probably illegal still is a biased statement, as it may be still be legal as well, until PROVEN the contrary. >>>You have this backwards, Jose. Unattended station automation software should only be permitted after demonstrating that it complies will all relevant regulations. In the US, that includes 97.101(d), which states that a station cannot willfully interfere with existing signals. You have acknowledged the existence of the hidden transmitter effect. You therefore know that a remote initiator cannot reliably prevent an unattended station from transmitting over an existing signal. As a result, the unattended station will on occasion willfully interfere with existing signals - in violation of 97.101(d). >>>If you see a flaw in the above logic, please point it out. Lack of listening before transmitting is not a bad feature of automatic stations only. It also happens with humans stepping on your QSO. >>>There is a significant difference. When a human steps on your QSO, you can say or send "QRL, please QSY". When an automatic station steps on your QSO, there is nothing you can do to convince the automatic station to QSY or QRT. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
