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From: "Andy talbot" <G4JNT@THERSGB.NET>
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 18:11:57 -0000
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By active participation I trust you allow for those who write software for
the so called and decried 'automatic' modes.   All those individuals who
designed the packet system,  Pactor and closer to home, Jason, are true
radio amateurs, even though their modes are pureley computer ones

Andy  G4JNT


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Thompson <steve@eltac.co.uk>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:33 PM
Subject: LF: IEE


> Finally got round to reading it, I imagine some professionals found it
very
> interesting - t's a testimony to the inventiveness and productivity of
> enthusiasts. I was interested to see that I'm not the only one who feels
that
> amateur contacts should include some element of active participation by
the
> operator. One thought occurred to me - with QRSS we've come full circle.
As I
> understand it, Morse code was designed to be printed out on paper tape and
> decoded by eye.
>
> Steve
>
>