Yeah, you forgot the automatic QSO-maker that would watch the packet and
work the stations for you while you're gone. Then there would be the
automatic award-mailer that would mail off for the awards once you had
enough cards. Oops! Need an automatic card sorter and mailer too . . .
Pretty soon you could just close the door of the shack and let the
station do everything and go fishing! I hope it's not long before we
return to the original intent of this reflector!
73, Duane AC5AA
On Sun, 2 May 1999 12:03:12 -0400 Bill_Ames@hyperion.com writes:
>
>
>
>If they sold as many ham rigs as they do computers (now wouldn't that
>cause a
>bit of QRM!) then we could have something like the Omni for $800 and
>like the
>Scout for $200. But, you would also be able to buy something for $1800
>that
>would be state of the art and out perform any rig older then 2 years.
>It would
>combine a computer, voice recognition, connection to the internet,
>ARRL
>connection for valid QSL's, logging capabilities, propagation
>prediction
>software, ability to run by itself to contact others like it (while
>you are in
>the QTH as control operator), works all modes and all bands, has very
>few
>switches because it knows how to provide the best signal going out and
>get the
>most out of what is coming in, can be configured to replicate the
>functional
>capability of any previously existing rig By displaying their controls
>on the
>monitor) so you could operate it just as you remembered (performance
>would match
>the chosen rig), did I miss anything?
>
>
>Bill Ames
>KB1LG
>
>
>
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