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
>