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 <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
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
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