First, I am not a winlink user. >From their site http://www.winlink.org/guidelines.htm Listen First! Because there is a live human being (control operator) is always present at the initiating station, one common theme is paramount to the successful operation of the system. This common theme, which is consistent with all Amateur Radio operations, consists of simply listening on the frequency about to be used by the initiating station in order to determine if that frequency is occupied. Obviously, if the frequency that is about to be used is occupied, the proper procedure is to either wait until it is free before transmitting, or find another Radio Message Server (PMBO) whose frequencies are not otherwise occupied. Not only is this a common courtesy to other Amateurs, but it is also a specific requirement of any Country's rules which regulate Amateur licenses, Worldwide.
To me this sounds like one of those situations that the product is intended to break, but they put the blame on the user not the system. Another example of this is a 110 horsepower motorcycle and in the manual it says that speeding is dangerous and you should always obey local laws and regulations. Everyone knows they are going to break the law but they put the responsibility on the end user instead of the end user. Almost like the 2nd amendment. I think the best way to push winlink users to not interfere is to log events where the intentionally transmit over other operators and submit them in mass to ARRL and the FCC. ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew O'Brien To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] screw WINLINK Just a friendly reminder that a rule of this group is that we adhere to normal operational rules and not advocate deliberate interference. Andy K3UK On 3/9/07, David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Live with it, and get used to it" then QRM it. david/wd4kpd -- Andy K3UK Skype Me : callto://andyobrien73 www.obriensweb.com
