[Elecraft] PACTOR iii

[Johnny Siu]

Pactor 3 is heavily used by the marine operators.  I ran SCS pactor 3 modem with my Icom radios in the past and it was very good.  Regrettably, there is still no specific cable to link up my K3 and the SCS Pactor 3 modem.
 
To respect the intellectural right of the software developer, I would not expect 'free ware' or 'open source' from SCS.  "ham should be willing to share for free" should not be applied here for pactor 3 which is not quite a ham product.  Of course, I would not have any objection if SCS eventually let us have 'open source'.  There are other digital modes for the ham community to choose and use.  In fact, we can use Pactor 1 which is free but slower.
 
We share our radio experience and knowledge within the ham community for free.  However, just a statement 'ham should be willing to share for free' is just over simplied the situation.  Elecraft, Icom, Yaesu and Kenwood do not 'open source' their DSP.  This is nothing wrong, they need to recover their R&D and protect their own intellectural right.

TNX & 73,


Johnny VR2XMC

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傳送日期︰ 2012年04月30日 (週一) 7:20 AM
主題︰ [Elecraft] PACTOR iii

eVERY ASPECT OF HAM radio is not for all hams.....I do not do jf65....However that said, Pactor III is a godsend for us hams that are cruising on our boats....here in the south pacific, I can send/rec email, and get all kinds of weather charts/info to make my sailing safer.  Pactor III may not be for you, but it is for me

 
If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!!
 
Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM
                         USSV DHARMA