Hi Danny, I was just being facetious to make my point.
I too used to listen to W1AW. But in CW, RTTY, AMTOR, ASCII and VOICE ? 73 Bill KA8VIT [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ka8vit.com >From: "Danny Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Dec 15? >Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:03:09 -0500 > >I will not say that their broadcast is not needed. Indeed, when I was >overseas, I listened to it from time to time, to find out if their were >special events such as expeditions I didnt know about. Now- most all of us >have computers, but there are still places in the world that computer >connectivity is very expensive, or just plain non existant. Heck, here in >the states, millions still dont have any connectivity, except possibly >satellite (some in mountains cant even see that) or call up on telephone >lines, which is s l o w . I suspect the CW practice is still needed by a >few (a heck of a lot NEED it but wont bother), so I would not recommend its >demise. Just its proper use- which included CHECKING THE FREQ before use. > > >Danny Douglas N7DC >ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA >SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all >DX 2-6 years each >. >QSL LOTW-buro- direct >As courtesty I upload to eQSL but if you > use that - also pls upload to LOTW > or hard card. > >moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Box SisteenHundred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:39 AM >Subject: RE: [digitalradio] Re: Dec 15? > > > > W1AW has come up on top of me a number of times > > while I was engaged in a QSO. > > > > No QRL... no nothing. > > > > Maybe I should just publicly post my operating schedule > > and just come up on top of whomever is there when the > > scheduled time arrives. > > > > Hey, I'll post my schedule a month in advance, so, you > > guys had better check so you'll know when to be off > > of my "scheduled" frequencies. > > > > That's exactly what W1AW does. > > > > I see no provisions in Part 97 that makes their transmissions > > special. > > > > There was a time when their transmissions were special. > > > > Now they just take up three hours of air/space repeating > > the same thing printed in QST and published on their web > > site. > > > > 73 > > > > Bill KA8VIT > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://ka8vit.com > > _________________________________________________________________ WIN up to $10,000 in cash or prizes enter the Microsoft Office Live Sweepstakes http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0050001581mrt/direct/01/ Connect to telnet://cluster.dynalias.org a single node spotting/alert system dedicated to digital and CW QSOs. 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/
