02-21-15 08:28 TOM WALKER wrote to ED VANCE about Re: Older

 TW> {at}MSGID: 
 EV>The first time I heard about internet radio, I too didn't think it
 EV>was real radio, but after reading Your message I now understand the
 EV>problems some Hams face when they don't own the property their License
 EV>is listed at.

 EV>It has been a long time since I've been on the air due to the wife not
 EV>liking the co-ax cables running through the doorway up to the attic to
 EV>get to where my 80 Meter and 20 Meter antennas are.

 EV> DS>   With things like "Packet Via Telnet",
"Echolink" (via the
 EV> DS> single user setup, or the app), "D-Star" (via DV
Tools, and the
 EV> DS> D-Rats program), they can still maintain a presence in the
 EV> DS> hobby. In fact, that's the situation I find myself in.

 EV>You've got me thinking about using one of those internet radio programs
 EV>so I could get my Radio-Fix.
 EV>Maybe I'll try it out one day.

 TW> For rag chewing with old friends I see no problem with Inter
 TW> Radio contacts. But being the pessimist I see some clowns
 TW> wanting to get DX credit, grab a rare grid square or using it
 TW> of build their QSL card collection. THAT is NOT Ham Radio!

Howdy! again Tom,

I was thinking along the same lines as your just wrote when I was
writing to You and Daryl about Ham Radio over the internet, but I
forgot to add that comment in my message on 02-21-15 .

I agree with Your thinking when it comes to applying for Awards.
73

... Seven days without prayer makes one weak.
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