Demetre SV1UY wrote: > Well, > > Do we really need contests, ragchewing, voice qsos, voice nets, cw > qsos, cw nets, on HF? Realy it all depends on what each individual > wants to do! Your millage might vary! It's a hobby OM! Each guys > pleasure might be someone else's discomfort, but when an emergency > arises then I think that everyone else's hobby needs must back off > for a while until the emergency is over. I think this is fair! When > human lives are in danger then everything else should be of a lower > priority. > > 73 de Demetre SV1UY
The contests, ragchewing, qsos, nets, etc. that you reference ARE ham radio. Sending internet emails over the air to no purpose whatever, without even listening to see if the channel is clear, is NOT ham radio. It is abuse, which is what Winlink mostly is. de Roger W6VZV
