[Ham-Mac] Using iChat in amateur radio

[Volker Grassmann]

Dear Bruce,

You are absolutely correct: I definetly missed the boat.  In the past, 
I have always ignored this chat opportunities in the internet. This has 
changed when iChat became available and I am not surprised that other 
hams are already using AIM/iChat for long. However, I couldn't find 
screen names from radio amateurs and therefore I decided to place a 
note on my webpage. Perhaps we may share those screen names by 
publishing a, say, screen name directory for radio amateurs (just an 
idea).

This new chatroom often idles but if you wait a few minutes, you may 
indeed find 'MacHeads' loging in. We already had very nice 'QSO rounds' 
around the world. On the other hand, I must admit I still have this 
mixed feeling when promoting an internet chat service in the community 
of radio amateurs. Actually it is ... weird, isn't it? However, I 
really enjoy those chats in particular when discussing Mac applications 
in ham radio. There are many other brilliant internet-based services 
too (just want to mention one, i.e. EchoLink which is indeed pretty 
cool), i.e Instant Messaging is just another tool in my view.

I hope -and I may certainly speak in the name of the all the others- 
you will improve very soon enjoying your iMac at home again. Make sure, 
the nurses and doctors don't love this iMac too much ...

Best regards + vy 73s,
Volker (DF5AI)
http://www.df5ai.net



Am Samstag, 10.05.03 um 14:17 Uhr schrieb Bruce Sternstein:

> Dear Volker:
> 	You may have been missing the boat.  The AOL/AIM version of Netscape 
> has been available for free for several years ago and iChat is simply 
> Apple's version of AIM made better (of course)
>
> 	What this version means of course is that a whole multitude of ham 
> users, not not only the more inteleetual sic, can use iChat but also 
> those without the pretty boxes.  One should note AIM is available for 
> free for download with Netscape and is interchangeable for use with 
> iChat.
>
> 	BTW we have been running a "private"local 6 meter DX chat room with 
> Netscape AIM for over 2 years now, things simply get better.
>
> 	I would note that I am sitting here with my pretty white box iMac at 
> the hospital recuperating from a triple bypass operation (sucessful).  
> One would amazed at the comments such as "what a great looking 
> computer", "where can I get one of those for my kids in college" i.e. 
> but alas it is not a perse gaming machine, you can actually do stuff 
> useful besides games.
>
> 	Not to miss an opportunity (I am an attorney) I have been sending 
> Apple commission invoices and simply await my new found riches.
>
> 	73,	Bruce	K2RTH
>
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