Subj : Re: ? The various message
To   : Tony Langdon
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Thu May 20 2021 11:53 pm

-=> Tony Langdon wrote to Brian Rogers <=-

 TL> Hmm, I see that being a potential can of worms, like your mandated band
 TL> segments and symbol rate limits, which are a PITA for the rest of the
 TL> world. If I had a dollar for everytime some US ham says "You can't do
 TL> that, it's against the rules".  Well, I can, our rules are different.
 TL> ;)

Just where are you going to cash in? xD

 TL> But I do like the principle of having ham systems open, especially the
 TL> air interface.

That's not happening here. The systems are all closed source. Only decent 
things we have are already open source.

 TL> We didn't have the extent of networked systems that we do today. ;)  I
 TL> for one don't want to have to rely only on HF CW.  HF propagation is
 TL> too flakey from here to the rest of the world, especially in recent
 TL> wimpy sunspot cycles. :(

HF is what our government pushes. They want hams off VHF/UHF for ecomm
so the commercial guys can take over.

 TL> Pop, yes, though it lacks the folder structure.  IMAP defaults to
 TL> online operation, but can work offline, but one kinda has to beat it
 TL> into sumbission for best offline experience. ;)

Whip it, beat it, tell it that you care <G>

 TL> Well, echomail is like folders.  I have a bunch of mailing lists, and
 TL> sorting those into folders helps, just like echomail.  :)

Echomail and personal Email are two totally different things though.


 TL> ... I have PMS and a loaded gun, now, what did you say?!?!

Does your YL know this? <G>

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