[Elecraft] RTTY

[Kevin]

Ridiculous!

Just try to "enhance international goodwill" with a human to human 
conversation in a DX pileup.

The only difference between having the K3 to send the RTTY and your 
computer/soundcard/software doing it is that the human on the K3 using 
the keyer is slower and makes mistakes (unless he/she can do 60wpm 
mistake free, not likely). Same thing applies using the K3 memories. No 
difference between that and punching a function key on a computer 
keyboard. Should we outlaw computer sent RTTY and how can you tell the 
difference other than the computer makes no mistakes?

I would advise whoever sent the email to walk the talk, get off the 
internet and take up pen and paper again. You know, for that human to 
human personalization thing.


On 3/13/2017 2:40 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
> I don't claim credit for this comment as it came to me off-list:
>
> Section 97.1
>
> (e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to 
> enhance international goodwill.
>
> Unless we are trying to enhance goodwill between silicon chips located 
> in various parts of the world -- and since the context of the original 
> comment was  establishing communications with 300 DX "countries" -- 
> actually speaking with humans might actually be part of the basis and 
> purpose of Amateur radio, as opposed to pressing two macro keys on a 
> radio...
>
> I'm sure others will disagree, and I do understand that this is not 
> how most hams communicate.
>
> ... and as I said, it's a little bit sad.
>
> 73 -- Lynn
>
> On 3/13/2017 11:44 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> On Mon,3/13/2017 11:12 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
>>> and not a single actual conversation with another human being.
>>>
>>> Sad. 
>>
>> This may come as a shock, but the mission of ham radio does NOT 
>> include rag chewing. Rather, we have licenses and privileges for the 
>> purpose of developing technical skills and knowledge, developing 
>> operating skills, and providing emergency communications. What's sad 
>> to me is the mindless stuff that passes for conversation on our ham 
>> bands and the fact that many hams seem to think that's the purpose of 
>> ham radio.
>>
>> FWIW, I find email, various online media, and face-to-face 
>> conversation far more satisfying. And I use local repeaters to 
>> maintain community with nearby hams.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>
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R. Kevin Stover
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