There are not that many programs that operate automatically and in the past I think there was a "common" view by many that you could not do this in software. Well, Rick, KN6KB proved that you can do it and do it amazingly well. But it apparently was not an easy task and took a lot of work.
I doubt that Winlink (the Original Winlink "classic" that is used as the basis for the NTS/D and MARS digital systems) have this feature, but perhaps Winlink 2000 will have it with the sound card mode if Rick can return to work on SCAMP later this year. Also, the same issue holds true for the new automatic messaging systems such as the new JNOS2 and PSKmail programs as well as a few others. The general attitude of the Winlink 2000 group has not been very positive toward sharing code with others of the amateur community. It does not mean they have to share all their code, but at least help others from having the reinvent the wheel over and over. The one exception is that KN6KB has indicated a willingness to put some parts of the SCAMP protocol into GPL once it is refined. Of course some of this stuff comes from GPL'd Linux sources in the first place. The Winlink 2000 administrator recently went on record saying that ... "Winlink Classic, built for Windows 3.1, is no longer supported and has not been supported since 1998. The great mistake was not putting a time bomb in that software. Lesson learned." Needless to say, it would be difficult to imagine a more hostile attitude to the amateur community who uses the Winlink system, e.g., the NTS/D and MARS networks digital networks. My understanding is that is not possible to improve on this version of Winlink because the source code is being intentionally withheld from further software development in the amateur community so that no one could improve it. The thinking was that everyone would be forced to move to Winlink 2000. So even if you had a solution, you would not be able to implement it with the "Original" Winlink system. 73, Rick, KV9U -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew J. O'Brien Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 15:05 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [digitalradio] I thought Auto Pactor was Illegal? But , Rick, why has something similar not been added to other modes? ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Williams To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 2:55 PM Subject: RE: [digitalradio] I thought Auto Pactor was Illegal? As mentioned earlier, it has already been done. The hope is that Rick, KN6KB will eventually share the routines he developed for SCAMP with other developers of automated software. If you have ever tried out SCAMP you will realize that it is even more of a watchdog than a human operator. A number of times when I would have gone ahead and tried to connect on what superficially appeared to be a clear area, the program would not operate. I would then notice a faint carrier within the passband or other minor signal. It seemed to be able to ignore most QRN. 73, Rick, KV9U The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ More info at http:///www.obriensweb.com SPONSORED LINKS Craft hobby Hobby and craft supply Ham radio YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "digitalradio" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.361 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 10/21/2005 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ More info at http:///www.obriensweb.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
