Joel Kolstad wrote: > If Pactor, packet Amtor, etc. all died because of the need for a $300 TNC, > I think amateur radio as a hobby really is dying! $300 in today's money is > nothing compared to what many amateurs paid for their HF rigs years ago.
Many digital modes have faded due to improved and more popular modes and the fragmentation of digital modes & their ops. Not to discourage innovation but perhaps a very centralized and unbiased Web page that compares and contrasts all of the modes would assist Hams in making choices for the best of the myriad choices. That would both promote innovation because developers will want to be at the top of the list and because users will flock to the best. -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ... somewhere in FL URL: bibleseven (dot) com 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
