Hi John.....
Thanks, Sir. I understand where you were coming from now. I'm
a bit sensitive about the WL2K EMCOMM project I guess. I have
seen one line of thought which held that if the system was a
little out of reach of the average ham, the system would not
be bogged down by over-population.
I think EMCOMM should be a KISS endeavor, not complicated,
nor reliant upon assets from a single source supplier.
There's plenty of talk about the "out-of-date" PK232/PACTOR I
and EMCOMM but relatively nothing about the PK232 still being
a viable option for every day use by Hams; no less viable than
RTTY, etc. Old? Sure thing, but still quite useable, all the
new exotic modes not withstanding. If RTTY can be used with
the Model 28 today for fun, so can the PK-232MBX with upgrades
and PACTOR I. That's no different than my continuing to use
my Collins KWM-2A and the Drake "B" Line along with my newer
IC-746.
I make occasional random contacts today with PACTOR I but,
sadly, it seems there's still a whole bunch of PK232s still
sitting in a closet after being declared "old hat" following
the advent of PSK and the other modes.
Thanks again....
Howard W6IDS
Richmond, IN
John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Howard my point was that one need not spend $1K to get
on pactor unless they are looking to get on II or III.
I have no activity with WL2K other then I do copy some
of the traffic.
At this time I have the PK-232 on a FT-840 parked on
7075.
The PTC is on the FT-847. 2nd FT-847 is used for satellite
only.
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