Please tell me, what constitutes a clear frequency? No activity for a preselected time period? What if a DX operator goes to the John and takes 5 minutes? There are others on the frequency to say the frequency is in use until one of the digital boxes says, wait it's been 5 seconds, the frequency must be clear so I can start transmitting and ignore all those telling me it is in use!
Lord knows how many times I have seen that happen and you are hoping this pacwhatever will shut up long enough that you can hear the DX. Also, just because the Pacbox doesn't hear a signal does not mean the frequency is not in use. The station on the frequency can be weak but some with antennas can hear them and BAM BRRRRRRRRRAP...BRRRRRRRAAAAPPPP. WTF. There goes that contact. I'm sorry. This unattended operation really has to be revoked until it can be controlled properly. That's my 2 cents and I am sticking by it. Tim Herrick, KQ8M Charter Member North Coast Contesters [email protected] AR-Cluster V6 kq8m.no-ip.org User Ports: 23, 7373 with local skimmer, 7374 without local skimmer Server Ports: V6 3607, V4 Active 3605, V4 Passive 3606 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew Pitts Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:49 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PACTOR iii Joe, It's my understanding that the semiautomatic stations wait until there is a connect request before transmitting, and that Pactor is bugged because it ignores existing activity on the frequency, unlike Winmor which won't transmit unless the frequency is clear. Matthew Pitts N8OHU ------------------------------ On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 8:19 PM EDT Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > >> However that said, Pactor III is a godsend for us hams that are >> cruising on our boats....here in the south pacific, I can send/rec >> email, and get all kinds of weather charts/info to make my sailing >> safer. Pactor III may not be for you, but it is for me > >And commercial or quasi-commercial traffic should be conducted on >commercial frequencies not on top of amateur users whenever the damn >PACTOR-bots decide to start transmitting. > >As one of the twelve who were on the ARRL committee that formulated >the automatic and semi-automatic control concepts nearly 30 years ago, >allowing *any* form of automatic control is one of the biggest mistakes >in nearly 100 years of amateur radio - right up with phone patches in >the amateur service. > >73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > >On 4/29/2012 7:20 PM, ussv dharma wrote: >> eVERY ASPECT OF HAM radio is not for all hams.....I do not do jf65....However that said, Pactor III is a godsend for us hams that are cruising on our boats....here in the south pacific, I can send/rec email, and get all kinds of weather charts/info to make my sailing safer. Pactor III may not be for you, but it is for me >> >> >> If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! >> >> Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM >> USSV DHARMA >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
