[AMRadio] The zeal to eliminate AM mode on the amateur bands.

[bcarling at cfl.rr.com]

On 18 Sep 2005 at 17:18, W2AGN wrote:

> Not PACKET, but PACTOR, specifically the PACTOR II and III modes, which
> are used with Winlink, which the ARRL is trying to shove down everyone's
> throat. Obtaining more space for the PACTOR Robots to forward email was
> the prime reason for the ARRL's recent "Bandwidth" proposal.

John is 100% right, and I would state further that this is the 
most insidious thing to happento amateur radio in the past 30 
years.

Worst yet it is an attack on amateur radio being PAID FOR 
by our tax dollars through our wonderful Dept. of Homeland 
Security.

The Pactor / Winlink organization is getting many thousands of 
dollars 
from Federal and local government to buy them these 
overpriced modems that pollute the HF bands with QRM 
far worse than anything BPL has so far created.

It's sick - at the rate they are going, we can soon take the 
word "amateur" out of the whole thing. I pulled out of
ARRL after their latest foray into stupidity.

Thankfully there are still a few people who love AM that 
are toughing it out and staying in ARRL and influencing things 
positively.

I plan to send them a letter EVERY year with a copy of 
my check made out to ARRL that is being WITHELD until 
they stop promoting WINLINK and other fool hardy 
proposals that are detrimental to ham radio.