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["Mark W. McCann" <mwmccann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Phil Heath wrote:

> I agree, Sir Carl, especially the point about the heated discussions!
> We hams are sensitive, aren't we?
>
> Here's my $0.02 to ponder:
>
> When the moving picture was invented, people said that theatre would
> become obsolete.  It didn't.
> When sound recording was invented, people said live performers would be
> out of a job.  Not so far..
> Now the Internet is with us, and I hear people say that it's going to
> make ham radio obsolete.  I don't think so.
>
> The reason is simple - some people like to DO those things, not just SEE
> them.
>
> I'm an avid web surfer, and I find the technology amazing, but I spend
> most of my time on the net researching ham radio subjects.  I haven't
> been disappointed yet!
>
> 73 to all
> Phil Heath
> Z21DC
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sir Carl [SMTP:sircarl@echelon.ca]
> > Sent: 24 June 1998 06:49
> > To:   sarex@AMSAT.org
> > Subject:      I like internet/satelite idea!!!
> >
> > Personnaly I like the idea!  packet radio is getting outdated. even
> > with a 56.7kbps packet modem! which is overly complex and expensive.
> > ive heard many ideas ranging from my favorite (a ETHERNET radio
> > network running in the GHZ) to a new 56k packet network which is
> > already outdated. I know many hams that would love an
> > ethernet/satelite etc. radio network that could route them into the
> > internet quickly (into the Megabits (T1 - T3)) for access time.
> > Doppler shift COULD  be a problem yes. BUT if so many commersial
> > satelites already use highspeed networks why cant we? AMSAT was
> > created for a reason, to get amatures useing space technology. The
> > internet was made origionally to send data back and forth en-masse.
> > AMATURES are here to have FUN!!!!!
> > Furthermore why all these heated discussions? we have GHZ of band
> > space!  if some hams only like cw thats great! data transmissions are
> > crap on the bands that cw is most favored anyway. you like ssb? good
> > for you yse ssb if you want. a Internet/Satalite etc link does not
> > mean that you HAVE to use it because its their. I wont make you and
> > neither will anyone else.
> > Maby you dont like homebrewing your equitment, that makes you no less
> > an amature. If we have people joining amature radio just because it
> > will get them internet at MB speeds for a small fee every year great
> > they will help us just be existing (for example saving our bands forpm
> > commersial buyers)
> >
> >
> >
> > Lets get our heads on straight
> > 73's  VA3LGO
> >
> > VA3LGO@rocketmail.com <mailto:VA3LGO@rocketmail.com>