> I would have some concerns about connecting Convers and IRC/Jabber unless
> I had complete control over the people using the system (to ensure they
> were licensed amateurs if connecting over the Internet outside the
> 44.x.x.x net).
Indeed I can find agreement with this, however, there is a particular mechanism
that might work to afford a comfortable stance for containing the allowance of
Ham's to legally and lawfully connect to the Internet.
We went through all of these connectivity issues 15+ years ago. It's
no longer an issue -- at least here in the US.
If there are abuses, we have the technology to deal with it. That
process has served us well for many years and it hasn't been the end
of the world as we know it because a few packets generated by non-hams
have been transmitted as third party content.
What is hobbling the progress in Amateur Radio is the lack of folks
getting on the air and doing neat stuff. Far too many of our
frequency resources are vastly underused and that's a shame since
there have never been so many opportunities for experimentation and
communications. Connecting Jabber, IRC and Convers then bringing
that to APRS and our mobile D700/D7 messaging technology is, to me,
just one example of what we can do.
73
Bill - WA7NWP
PS. Don't get me started on 1200 baud in 2007 - or the 44 net. :-)
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