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Eric Elecraft List moderator --- www.elecraft.com On 4/30/2012 1:44 PM, Barry LaZar wrote: > All, > The WINLINK network has been up for years. It has served both the > boaters and emergency/disaster communicators. The FCC does allow this > type of communications as it is considered non commercial. There does > not seem to be anything driving the FCC to overturn their past decision > on this issue. So, all of you boaters, campers, etc, who want to use > WINLINK for free vice SAILMAIL for some cost, go for it.. > > 73, > Barry > K3NDM > > On 4/30/2012 1:45 PM, Sandy wrote: >> I haven't read the new part 97 yet, but by the old rules, it seems to me >> that internet access via amateur radio, unless there is only selective >> websites available, would be illegal, UNLESS it is an emergency! >> >> If someone can afford an ocean going vessel, sail or powered, can surely >> afford a marine communications setup and conduct his business via commercial >> public correspondence stations. INMARSAT has a service that requires >> minimum equipment and may by now, have internet hook up available. ( I >> have been out of the marine communication business now for almost 20 years, >> so I don't know if it is or isn't available) As a master of any vessel, >> recreational or otherwise, I would be derelict in my duty not to have >> communications equipment available to assure the safety of my crew, friends >> and other passengers on my vessel. AGAIN emergency communications is OK, >> but NOT routine communications regarding weather, navigation, etc.. >> >> >> My 2 penny's worth on this subject. >> >> 73, >> >> Sandy W5TVW >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kevin >> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 7:43 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PACTOR iii >> >> Amen! >> >> There are a lot of Yachtsmen/women who got their license for one reason >> and one reason alone. To keep from paying for the Sail Mail >> subscription. it amounts to $250/yr or about $21/month uses marine >> frequencies and marine type accepted equipment and the >> ubiquitous/infamous SCS Pactor III modem. >> >> On 04/29/2012 07:19 PM, 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
