In article <1994Oct13.140215.31340@miavx1>,
[log in to unmask] (James McCutcheon) wrote:
:In article <[log in to unmask]>,
:[log in to unmask] (Bob Junke) writes:
:> Proposal:    Formation of an amateur radio club, and establishment of a club
:>              station here at Miami University.  The club would be open to
all
:>              licensed hams and anyone else that would be interested.
:
:Not to burst your bubble, but I tried getting into HAM radio when I was
:younger... I even went as far to get my Radio Merit Badge in the Boy Scouts...
:but then I discovered the InterNet, and just haven't seen a reason to continue
:using HAM radio. Right now you can meet literally thousands of people through
:the 'Net from all over the world (w/o having to worry about subspot activity),
 
Hate to burst your bubble, but there are people who network computers via
HAM radios.  In fact, a new version of the KA9 (?) packet program was recently
released.
 
:and with the multimedia focus gaining attention, it won't be long before
people
:will be able to talk live via the net (and not just big businesses with ISDN
:lines). It's just a matter of technology relentlessly moving forward. How long
:did the Pony Express last after the delivery of the first telegram (to
:paraphrase a commercial)?
:
 
Yeah, but the Post Office is still alive and well.
 
John
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