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KR0L > PACKET 05.01.11 05:19l 34 Lines 1259 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 1953_KR0L
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Subj: Re: Packet contests? (KR0L)
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Sent: 110105/0309Z @:KR0L.KS.USA.NOAM #:1953 [Goessel] $:1953_KR0L
From: KR0L@KR0L.KS.USA.NOAM
To : PACKET@WW
On Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 12:33:00PM -0600, PE1BIV wrote:
> Path: !KA1VRF!N4JOA!VE3KPG!VE2PKT!PI8DAZ!RN6HI!PI8CDR!PE1BIV!
>
> Sorry John,
> but as Packet has been broken up this much as it is due to people proclaiming
I know packet has declined from its apex, but it seems that it has
bottomed out and may be slowly recovering. In any event, why not help
it?
There is a reasonable amount of activity on both 20m and 40m here, and
I believe on 80m also though I lack any capbilities there. Why not
give it a try and see who it inspires to dig that old TNC out of the
close?
> And obviously, when a connect goes via an InterneP tunnel, you might as well
> straight away go and use IM, Google Chat, MSM, or whatever chat option is
> available on the Internet....
I'm not sure if your tone was intended to be sarcastic or serious, but
in any event the same could be said about amateur radio as a whole
(after all, we do have Skype and VOIP). And, in fact, I thought that
way for awhile, which is why I didn't get my ticket earlier. But I
realized that looking at everything from a purely utilitarian point of
view misses all the fun that is to be had with amateur radio. Packet
is no exception.
-- John
KR0L
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