"John McHarry" wrote in message
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Charles Brabham wrote:

APRS was developed as a packet radio "killer application" by folks
associated with TAPR in the US.

The idea is to kill any interest in packet by eliminating its most
interesting and useful features, substituting a pointless
internet-dependent activity sure to put just about anyone to sleep....

I don't see why one person's dislike for a particular use of a couple
frequencies should be grounds for such an attack.

I looked back at my post, and did not see any reference to "a particular use
of a couple frequencies ", or any attack of any kind.

Do you have any response to what I actually said? - Or will you just put
words in other people's mouths and then answer them, effectively debating
with yourself?

Hams do lots of different
things, which is one of the attractions of the hobby. I have no real
interest in APRS, but if others find it amusing to hook three or more
different kinds of technology together to do something, why not?

I don't know... Since you have brought up the question of somehow "not
allowing APRS", perhaps you can answer yourself. - Again.

It is no
more pointless than DX or moonbounce or QRP or dozens of other ham
activities. If some people are having fun and learning a few things, more
power to them, except the QRP crowd, of of course.

That's your opinion, and you are welcome to it. My opinion is that ARPS is
pointless, but that "DX or moonbounce or QRP or dozens of other ham
activities" are not. The "ham activities" you mention are legitimate
applications of amateur radio.

N5PVL needs to get himself a hobby.

I have a hobby.. It's called Amateur Radio, not Amateur Telephone. We
amateur radio operators are funny, in that we try to see what can be done
with radio.

Try it out sometime.

Charles, N5PVL