> > > I think you may have missed the point. If there is radio users in the > net, there must be RF involved. Hense it is a radio contact. > > > The question is, is dongle to dongle amateur radio? > > I say no. If there is no RF involved, its internet chat. > > Jack > VK2CJC / MM0AXL >
I did not miss a thing, Is a ham talking to a ham at a field day; amateur radio? Voice to ear and no rf? When you connect to a reflector or gateway you may get involved in a qso with various hams using different devices. If you and I are having a qso both using dv dongles and we talk about Q and it´s implications in a input tuned circuit, then was that a good qso or a qso at all? My point is with the DV Dongle, you are still talking to hams and a signal is still being transmitted via rf somewhere, whether you need it or not to hear me. In that sense then if you can jump on your dstar radio and link to the reflector I am on with the DV Dongle, that makes the qso better than if you just stayed on your dongle on the reflector? I agree that solely using a dv dongle, without any other radio equipment whatsoever is neglecting the nature of the hobby. However you will find most of us turn up on different devices for a qso all the time without any thought to how that affects our qso. vk4tux
