I thought this topic was terminated. Personally I'm tired of reading about it.
Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Jan 17, 2012, at 6:34 AM, "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote: > I like what you said, and how you said it! > > 73, Mike NF4L > > On 1/16/2012 8:33 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >>> Joe said it "smells" and I'm just really curious why. >> >> You misquote me ... I said that argument that remote operation was a >> necessary answer to HOAs/other antenna restrictions and the only way >> to get on the air did not pass the smell test. >> >> As far as I am concerned, remote operation changes the character of >> amateur radio from over the air "amateur radio" to "landline based >> commercial communication" at least in part. When the operator is not >> present at the station (transmitting/receiving site) the "radio" part >> of the communications path can become infinitesimal - nothing more >> than a hand-held link to the nearest access point. >> >> That eliminates everything that makes amateur radio unique. Taking >> that one step further ... if the mode is digital, one might as well >> be using keyboard chat on the internet. >> >> In my career as an amateur I've seen repeaters go from something >> built in the garage/shack to multi-site, statewide linked, trunked >> communications systems. I have watched packet radio go from a random >> network of individual stations to nothing more than the equivalent of >> wireless access points linked by commercial wired networks (internet). >> >> I don't want to see HF devolve to the point that "amateurs" will need >> to pay for membership in and access to a series of "mega stations" in >> northeast Maine, southern Florida, northwest Washington and southern >> California to have the best shot at DX ... or even worse Radio Arcla >> class facilities all over the world just to be able to "chat" with >> any amateur, anywhere without regard to propagation, local conditions >> and time of day. >> >> I've already seen evidence of individuals working a DX contest from >> KP2 or other locations in the Caribbean while setting at home in New >> York or Boston or San Francisco, etc. I'd rather *never* work a P5 >> than "work" someone operating a multi-band remote transmitter located >> on the roof of a PyongYang hotel (or cell-phone factory) with operators >> in Oakland, Atlanta, London, Berlin and Helsinki. >> >> Is remote technology "fun"? Is it an engineering challenge? Yes. >> Is it appropriate for amateur radio? Not in my book (even though >> that opinion may be contrary to my own bank account before long)! >> >> Remote operation/remote technology offers a huge opportunity for >> regulators and those commercial interests (primarily messaging >> and remote sensing companies) who would like to acquire amateur >> spectrum to argue that "amateur radio" can be accommodated entirely >> on-line rather than continue to occupy more than 15% of the spectrum >> below 30 MHz. >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
