How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

A virtual rig which communicates over the internet, interesting--90 days
free ...

Regards,
JS

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

Bert Hyman ) writes:
(John Smith) wrote in
:

A virtual rig which communicates over the internet, interesting--90
days free ...

That's a telephone, isn't it?

And, "amateur radio" without the radio is just "amateur."

The funny thing is that in the sixties, there was an article
in "CQ" about DXing with a telephone. Showed photos of DXpeditions
in exotic places. I seem to recall there was a followup. I can't
remember if it was portrayed as an alternative, or what to do
after amateur radio was eliminated.


The punch line is that the article(s) were in the April issue.

Michael VE2BVW

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

Bert Hyman wrote:

...
That's a telephone, isn't it?

And, "amateur radio" without the radio is just "amateur."


Frankly, I don't think a REAL amateur cares what frequency he makes
contacts on, anything from DC to X-Rays sounds OK with me ... but then,
I don't suffer opium dreams ...

JS

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

Bert Hyman wrote:

...
It's not a "contact" when there's a wire connecting the two ends.
...

Yeah, pretty much--telegraph immediately springs to mind, those
conversations were REAL.

... but then, I don't suffer opium dreams ...

Are you sure?


Well, wise men told have told me, "Never say never."

JS

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

Bert Hyman wrote:

[...]

But then, if it makes you feel any better, somewhere along the line your
signal is going over fiber optic cable, cellular network, etc. ...

JS

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, Michael Black wrote:

Bert Hyman ) writes:
(John Smith) wrote in
:

A virtual rig which communicates over the internet, interesting--90
days free ...

That's a telephone, isn't it?

And, "amateur radio" without the radio is just "amateur."

The funny thing is that in the sixties, there was an article
in "CQ" about DXing with a telephone. Showed photos of DXpeditions
in exotic places. I seem to recall there was a followup. I can't
remember if it was portrayed as an alternative, or what to do
after amateur radio was eliminated.


The punch line is that the article(s) were in the April issue.

Michael VE2BVW




Most of the April issues had a spoof article.

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

I'd rather have a real rig that uses radio waves and once I have the real
rig, its free (except for electricity) for a long long time.

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, John Smith wrote:

A virtual rig which communicates over the internet, interesting--90 days free
...

Regards,
JS

How about amateur radio without the "radio?"
 

A virtual rig which communicates over the internet, interesting--90 days
free ...

You mean like SKYPE, or ECHOLINK ?