> I/ we had sort of broadband for years through one of the sat systems, it > was slow and unreliable, we changed as quickly as possible to our local > phone co when they upgraded some amps on the line we now have 3 meg > download and 1/2 meg upload, still not as fast as those connected to fiber > optic. I read somewhere that the FCC was going to sell off the old vhf TV > freqs, that could pose harmonic issues. I personally hate to see the > possibility of digital trash send everywhere, and regardless of the > encryption there will be plenty of opportunities to intercept and steal > identities, that is a problem now with WiFi > > Regarding some recent comments, some have made me wonder if they are even > active Hams, and why they believe it necessary to respond to slightest > ruffling of their feathers. perhaps it is time to just shut down this > list.
earlier I repeated something I heard years ago, once more" if you > throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps the loudest is the > one that got hit" so if you yelp, why not just walk away for a while and > consider not responding, there is nothing here life threating. Sort of like the comment " old farts listen to AM radio" > When we get, and we will, another EMP from the sun, like the one about 150 > years ago that melted telegraph lines, there may be a lot of old VTs > rushed back in service, if there is anyone around that even knows what to > do with them. > > and yes I do use spell check. Bernie > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
