Craig, Where exactly is the money exchanging hands? I have heard this type of comment a number of times and found the exact opposite from what you are saying.
The Winlink 2000 system is completely free to use and the four hams or so who developed, own, and control this system have donated their time and equipment for years and years all the way back to the original Aplink system and later the Winlink, Netlink, and eventually the primarily internet based Winlink 2000 system. There are other systems that may be using the software, such as SailMail, that are somewhat commercial but even that looks to be more of a cooperative. How about being forthright with the facts? 73, Rick, KV9U Craig Cook wrote: >If QRM-Tor III modems did listen for a busy channel, much less traffic would >get through. Thurston Howell won't be able to send free email from his >luxury yacht, possibly hurting sales of modems. Don't count on it ever >happening. PactorIII/WinLink is a commercial for profit enterprise that >happens to use amateur frequencies under current rules, unfortunately. I >wish those rule loopholes to be closed someday, but I may be dreaming. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
