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VK2AWZ > PACKET 22.07.10 05:40l 35 Lines 1905 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 190198VK2AWZ
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Subj: Re: What is OUR Future?
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Sent: 100722/0317Z @:VK2DOT.CC.NSW.AUS.OC #:24573 [Niagara Park] $:190198VK2AWZ
From: VK2AWZ@VK2DOT.CC.NSW.AUS.OC
To : PACKET@WW
Hi Peter and all, similarly I am very/extremely disappointed at the
lack of answers to questions I have raised on packet and the lack of good
bulletins.
Also in VK2 (New South Wales Australia), you can count on one hand,
i.e. no more than 5 regular users of packet. That is apart from BBS sysops
who seem more prolific in VK than users.
Some years ago I lost the local digi and was forced to use Telnet.
However having tasted the wonderful speed of telnet, I just could not
return to 12b RF packet. In fact I see Telnet as the way forward, if
packet is to survive.
Packet by the way has always been ham radio's BEST KEPT secret, even from
inception here, many years ago. However I am an old ham, with radio and
computers as my main hobby interest.
Sadly though, local radio activity is disgustingly poor, with it even
been hard getting an answer or even hearing anyone on the various club
repeaters. Even HF is comparatively dead except for contests and DX
hunters, the latter I do not enjoy. Just give me a good old rag chew and
read some good packet bulletins.
I have seen new uses of packet, just come and go very quickly due to
there being nothing of interest to them.
Overall here in VK, we are generally a very laid back lot, being in
sympathy to an old Aussie saying SHE'L be all right mate. In other words
do as little as possible and She'll be ok!!
Never the less Australia is quite sophisticated in its love of the good
life and technology, with some of the worlds highest percentages of take
up of latest technologies i.e. phones, TV, computers and modern home
innovations, cars etc. Even of hams buying the latest bells and whistle
like radios but unfortunately , not using their microphones Ho Hum.
Locally it seems that it is the older hams, aged from 60 and over that
are keeping the flag flying but for how long???
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