tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post8391639604183266415..comments2023-09-30T14:59:05.385+01:00Comments on G4ILO's Blog: Fraternity?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-25945473830534706312010-10-28T18:32:26.978+01:002010-10-28T18:32:26.978+01:00That's a well-made point, Brian, about what it...That's a well-made point, Brian, about what it would be like if we had super DX conditions like in the late 50s. I started as an SWL back then, but my receiver was an R1155, which had about one inch available for 20m and no extra bandspread, so picking out signals from the bedlam required lots of concentration. However, our equipment nowadays is several orders of magnitude more sensitive and selective, and much more suited to crowded conditions, so world-wide propagation as it was back then would not be a problem. In addition, we have the WARC bands now, plus extra room on 40m that wasn't available back then, and AM wasn't exactly narrow-band either;-)<br /><br />BTW, my name is Colin (GM4JPZ) and I still haven't found a way to change my stupid pseudonym on the google blogs site)Phil Terkoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977345539399250615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-85508832661556936402010-10-28T13:54:03.634+01:002010-10-28T13:54:03.634+01:00Well Phil, I'm sorry to say that it's too ...Well Phil, I'm sorry to say that it's too late for that, and to be honest it's not something that has happened recently either, there was a lot of nasty stuff going on before I was licensed and I've been around for over 30 years now.<br /><br />I too agree with Julian that this is his blog and he is free to say what he likes, it's always couched in well considered language and is thought provoking even if you don't agree with him.<br /><br />I'd be fascinated to see what would happen if there were suddenly a return to the conditions of the sunspot maximum of the late 1950s, I wasn't there but even in 1979 propagation was considerable and the HF bands simply did not have any quiet spots and that was before the existence of many of the digital modes and automated stations of today.<br /><br />One of the big attractions of amateur radio is that you can do what you like and experiment, but then one of the negatives in that is that there is no master control and even mandatory band plans (which some countries are forced to use) are not perfect in ironing out the problems.<br /><br />-- <br /><br />BrianFenrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692316517109517463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-40869387993245669902010-10-25T17:29:49.113+01:002010-10-25T17:29:49.113+01:00Hi Julian, I too fully agree with you and admire y...Hi Julian, I too fully agree with you and admire your equanimity in the face of the ugly side of our fraternity. I subscribe to your blog (usually as a lurker) because what you write is interesting, well-written, relevant to the hobby, and always informative. Most of what you do is above my technical ability, but that is one of the reasons why I try to follow it: to learn. I came across your blog and webpage because you gave me some sound advice on QRZ.com for which I am grateful.<br />We must not let the coarser side of humanity take over amateur radio as it has so much of society.Phil Terkoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977345539399250615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-86144896201412692802010-10-25T16:50:17.821+01:002010-10-25T16:50:17.821+01:00Hello Julian, I agree with you. It's your blog...Hello Julian, I agree with you. It's your blog and you are free to write what ever you want. 73 PaulPaul Stam PAØKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472039726489965017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-31851313007309200302010-10-25T09:51:08.380+01:002010-10-25T09:51:08.380+01:00DoneDoneTheodorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101835130508244184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-29940066528492992692010-10-25T09:07:03.936+01:002010-10-25T09:07:03.936+01:00I'm sorry Theodore but you are just talking no...I'm sorry Theodore but you are just talking nonsense. How can this be a personal vendetta when I deliberately don't mention the beacon operator's name, call or any other detail that would identify him personally?<br /><br />APRS is an activity that has just as much right under the regulations as any other mode to take place on HF. If you think APRS should not be on the bands because it doesn't have a human at the controls, presumably you feel the same way about beacons?<br /><br />APRS is an efficient use of bandwidth as it enables many people to operate on one frequency. One of the purposes of APRS (and Winlink, since you mention it) is that it is used by people to keep in contact when they are out of range of cellphone access and internet coverage. In that respect it is more deserving of space than the vast swathes of spectrum given over to making meaningless random contacts.<br /><br />Finally, I'm getting just a little tired about you lecturing me about what I should or should not say in this blog. It's my blog and I will say what I damn well like in it. If you find what I write so strongly offensive, don't read it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-81892438526927677912010-10-25T06:50:07.362+01:002010-10-25T06:50:07.362+01:00Your correspondent seems to be just voicing frustr...Your correspondent seems to be just voicing frustration - and I feel he was being rather restrained.<br />After all APRS over HF is an automated process that has only a tenuous right to exist on sparse HF frequencies at all.<br />For those of us who have to avoid packet mailboxes which BRAAAAAAP for some ham to exchange email (what happened to the internet?) APRS is just another obstacle to be avoided by people who like to communicate PERSONALLY.<br /><br />I am afraid if I were your correspondent I don't know if I were to be as restrained as he was.<br />It seems experimenters have to take a back seat to those who want to build clunky automated tools which will, like the terminator movies, become huge QRM generators when conditions improve.<br /><br />Also, it is bad form on your part to exploit this blogs readership for your own personal vendetta against an individual who does not have the advantage of your audience.<br />It is simply becoming bullying and as we have seen with the CMSK ZL, you are rapidly becoming pathological in this behaviour.<br />Once is forgiveable - but who is next on your list?<br /><br />As for ROS - agreed - but how is HF aprs better, when it is does not even have a human at the controls?<br /><br />Death to all robot controlled modes.Theodorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101835130508244184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-87042134957724060012010-10-24T16:22:00.700+01:002010-10-24T16:22:00.700+01:00I wish there were an efficient way to determine if...I wish there were an efficient way to determine if a frequency you are considering for a beacon, QRSS, etc. were being used for another or the same purpose by others. Just as important, that information needs to expire or be manually renewed periodically. If there were a master list and an entry stayed on forever the list would quickly be useless.<br /><br />As for the demise of politeness and courtesy my observations are that it is not limited to Amateur Radio.<br /><br />73,<br /><br />Tim N9PUZTim, N9PUZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999934014934336498noreply@blogger.com