Mike
>From now on I will try to be slightly less inclusive. Please forgive me.
>It's always good to be reminded to be humble.
Hows this: "for the large community of hams who rely on spotting networks, it's
very important that what comes out is a reliable replica of what went in."
I'm pretty sure I heard you shout 3 or 4 times. ;)
73
-peter
On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 12:45, Mike VE9AA ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca wrote:
> Peter,
>
> I take a small exception to one of your comments. "everybody uses it"
> Since bold font is not permitted in this email group, I will type in
> all caps for emphasis,
> however I am not shouting.(or maybe I am?)
> NOT EVERYONE USES THE SPOTTING NETWORK !
> I wish you, and many many of the Carib and SA ops would realize this.
> (Some of these guys are not the best at ID'ng) and more than once myself
> or someone else would shout at them 'what's your call?" after hearing
> them work 4 or 5 guys in a thunderous pileup.
>
> ...there should be a rule./.....geez
>
> hi Steve
> This is the internet we're talking about. Security hasn't been optional
> for at
> least 20 years. Somehow ham radio has managed to avoid a significant
> lack of
> security impact, but this weekend's fraudulent self-spotting issues
> will, IMHO,
> be viewed as the shot across the bow, even if it was unintentional.
> You are right... spotting is like email or DNS... it's everywhere, and
> everybody uses it. There are a huge number of stakeholders. But if
> everyone
> who spots has internet access, then something like SQRL will work. And
> as I
> imagine it, you only need to authenticate in order to send spots, not
> receive
> them.
> -peter K3IB
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