On 10/15/06, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:
>
>
> I would like to know how the robots check to make sure the frequency is
> clear before transmitting on top of another ham using the frequency or do
> they just fire up like K1MAN?
They just transmit. I guess it is possible for them to use some kind of a
busy channel lockout, but then almost NO messages would get through. These
things are the scourge of the digital bands, especially the narrow and/or
busy ones.
--
73, Craig Cook - N7OR in Sandy, OR
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"Then that's a shame on you"
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