Re: [digitalradio] I, am a Pactor Robot............
Jack Chomley wrote: The subject says it all. I run a Pactor mailbox, just like the Packet mailbox that I used to run, many years agojust like MOST of you did, back then too. I am just another Ham, TRYING to enjoy my hobby... 73s Jack VK4JRC We understand, Jack. But please remember the Three Laws of Robotics that govern the behavior of you Robots: 1. A Robot shall not harm a human being (including QRMing a human being) or, through inaction, allow a human being to be harmed or QRMed. 2. A Robot must obey the orders of a human being but only if such order does not conflict with the First Law. 3. A Robot must protect its existence, but only if such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. So, you see, when a Pactor robot QRMs others, it is violating the First Law. Can't do that. Hey, sorry for the sad attempt at humor. Some of my best friends are Robots. de Roger W6VZV
Re: [digitalradio] I, am a Pactor Robot............
Jack Chomley wrote: The subject says it all. I run a Pactor mailbox, just like the Packet mailbox that I used to run, many years agojust like MOST of you did, back then too. I am just another Ham, TRYING to enjoy my hobby... 73s Jack VK4JRC At 11:06 AM 1/17/2008, Roger wrote: We understand, Jack. But please remember the Three Laws of Robotics that govern the behavior of you Robots: 1. A Robot shall not harm a human being (including QRMing a human being) or, through inaction, allow a human being to be harmed or QRMed. 2. A Robot must obey the orders of a human being but only if such order does not conflict with the First Law. 3. A Robot must protect its existence, but only if such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. So, you see, when a Pactor robot QRMs others, it is violating the First Law. Can't do that. Hey, sorry for the sad attempt at humor. Some of my best friends are Robots. de Roger W6VZV I can't deliberately QRM anybody! My SCS PTC-IIPro Mailbox can sit here active, for 100 years and do nothing, UNLESS someone tries to connect to it. Once a connection is established, it lasts as long as the connectee wants to stay connected :-) They choose when to disconnect, not the mailbox. So.my Robot mailbox is controlled essentially by any people connecting to it. It does not just fire up by itself :-) 73s Jack VK4JRC
Re: [digitalradio] I, am a Pactor Robot............
So tell me (and others) how someone operating a mode with a waterfall display and seeing a signal (so be it a pactor signal) QRM that ongoing keyboard to keyboard QSO? It seems to be that *any* pactor signal is fair game for anyone that *only* knows that is a pactor signal to QRM it. John, W0JAB At 07:06 PM 1/16/2008, you wrote: 1. A Robot shall not harm a human being (including QRMing a human being) or, through inaction, allow a human being to be harmed or QRMed. 2. A Robot must obey the orders of a human being but only if such order does not conflict with the First Law. 3. A Robot must protect its existence, but only if such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. So, you see, when a Pactor robot QRMs others, it is violating the First Law. Can't do that. Hey, sorry for the sad attempt at humor. Some of my best friends are Robots. de Roger W6VZV
Re: [digitalradio] I, am a Pactor Robot............
John Becker, WØJAB wrote: So tell me (and others) how someone operating a mode with a waterfall display and seeing a signal (so be it a pactor signal) QRM that ongoing keyboard to keyboard QSO? It seems to be that *any* pactor signal is fair game for anyone that *only* knows that is a pactor signal to QRM it. John, W0JAB A complete non-sequitur, John. The problem is robots acting as low-budget email providers QRMing ordinary amateurs. Not the reverse. Ordinary non-Pactor digital mode ham ops never intentionally QRM anyone. Anyway, the number of Pactor QSOs is so small that I doubt it ever happens. By doing what they do, these Robots are violating Asimov's First Law of Robotics. [see generally I, Robot; see also The Robots of Dawn]. This is not permitted, John. It has to stop, John. de Roger W6VZV
