it makes people that are low enough to actually sign up for something like 
that feel good. Fact is, there should be laws against what they're doing. If 
they were in this country, I'd be trying to start a movement for that law.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "hank smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: Taking the radio out of ham radio


> why do they say yoou have to be licensed for those bands though to use it?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 8:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Taking the radio out of ham radio
>
>
>> The free contest CW program I have been using is almost the next best
>> thing
>> to being on the air.  The polar flutter, the static, line noise, QSB,
>> other
>> stations calling CQ contest on top of your frequency, having to tune up
>> and
>> down because calling stations are outside the passband filtering, 
>> stations
>> on the same exact frequency, one station calling, or a dozen or more, you
>> name it, it does it just about.  So, I was thinking, somebody could write
>> rag chewing software and I could work CW on any band, any time of the day
>> or
>> night, various band condition simulated, short contacts or long rag 
>> chews,
>> and I'd hardly know the difference.  I guess it is being done already,
>> just
>> about.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>>
>