> John Becker wrote: > Why not do it for everyone, every mode ? Because it is already mandated for everyone in every mode and has been for decades -- your continued possession of a FCC-granted license depends on it.
Only automated stations are currently technologically incompetent to accomplish this dual-end non-QRM task. e.g. KD4E listens and hears nothing. He then checks the frequency via SSB calling "QRZ the frequency?", then listens, then calls "QRZ the frequency?" again. Hearing nothing he then calls W0JAB. If W0JAB is listening then he has heard if anyone replied that the freq was in use but KD4E did not hear that station. If so W0JAB so informs KD4E and they QSY prior to continuing any QSO. This has been the Ham tradition so long as I know. At least since the 60's and I'd guess long before that! 73, doc kd4e Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) 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/
