[SkyHub] SkyHub Digest, Vol 72, Issue 12

Tue Jun 16 08:13:00 EDT 2026

Fellow Hams
Maybe the term AI isn’t the “right term”  used in all of this …my apologies..
What I am saying is this…there are tools available to have (text to speech..) where someone inputs the message for it to be read by a computer…one simply has the text read back…translation tool ..
There are hams who can not speak …( Stephan Hawkins comes to mind ) where the interface essentially reads what is typed in …  my suggestion is not totally using AI …the text is simply read via the computer then it is a generated speech of such text …( yes it’s called technically “AI “ ) 
A Human being is “editing “ the content of the speech ..(copy n paste ) such info from ie: national weather service forecast…( replayed ) ie: “re read” now  by the net control ops …same information just the computer reads it out loud … 
Public safety dispatch uses such a system to dispatch fire departments…this is used in more ways than people actually realize or understand…
My suggestion was not intended to “call “ someone out ..degrade them ..make fun of them ect. …if it was interpreted that way , I certainly publicly apologize 100%…
Bruce
De: Kc0efs 

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>   So many of you know so much more than i do, but here's my concern.
> Amature radio licenses are used for two way communication. We can not
> broadcast (pre-recorded music, etc) one way, hence the check in at the
> beginning and breaks for questions or comments. I'm thinking AI would fall
> into the broadcast rather than the two way communication category and be
> disallowed by the FCC.
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> Paul KF0EYS
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>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 4:27?AM Bryan Gunsher via SkyHub <
>> skyhub at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> I personally would not like to have to listen to a net hosted by AI.
>> Nets are about operators doing the net.
>> I am against AI in amateur radio. It?s about us talking on the radio.
>> If you want to hear a perfect weather report get it on TV.
>> Just my opinion.
>> Bryan
>> K6SKI
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>> On Jun 15, 2026, at 8:45 PM, Bruce Hofer via SkyHub <
>> skyhub at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> ?For my rebuttal :
>> Ai voice / synthesize voice is used on Public safety frequencies ie :
>> ?Dispatching ? along with several  ?other applications?  that fall under
>> the all mighty FCC control ..Ham radio hobby is an ever evolving concept in
>> its own self . With experimentation / development/ research  etc. that is
>> going on daily in several different directions within this Hobby . ..as
>> ?change? disagrees with some ,but maybe it should be embraced in order for
>> the hobby to advance?
>> Bruce..
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>> On Jun 15, 2026, at 20:00, Randall ~ AE7RJ <ae7rj at jonesnw.net> wrote:
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>> ? Bruce,
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>> In my ever so humble opinion ... The Commission wouldn't be all that
>> happy with an AI on the air on amateur frequencies.
>> 
>> Repeaters identify using a synthesized voice, but that's canned with a
>> limited vocabulary. It won't say something it should not.  An AI is going
>> to say whatever is on the script.
>> 
>> --
>> 73s ...
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>> *Randall Jones*
>> ae7rj at jonesnw.net
>> *AE7RJ* / *WSDI868*
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>> On 15-Jun-26 13:37, Bruce Hofer via SkyHub wrote:
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>> Just wondering ?for the weather Net ?( please don?t take this wrong and
>> it?s not intended to offend anyone ) ?my question would be if the regional
>> forecast couldn?t be read via AI generated speech ???? ..
>> 
>> Please ?someone check on that as an option ?and like I stated not to
>> offend or degrade anyone with my question for the group? 73? all
>> 
>> Bruce
>> 
>> De:Kc0efs
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