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What you read here is not the ENTIRE story. There is MUCH more. I'm sure =
the real TRUTH will surface soon...
73 to all
Jim W7RY
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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Bullock <sales@advantagecomm.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 5:11 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] sad day for ham radio
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For all you YO users: this was in the ARRL letter today, thought =
others not subscribed might be interested in this:
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* K6STI goes out of software business: Ham radio software developer =
Brian
Beezley, K6STI, has gone out of business. Beezley says he's dropping
distribution and further software development as a result of the =
piracy of
his RITTY radioteletype program. He says an overseas ham broke the =
copy
protection on a demo version of his program and posted the pirated =
version
on the Internet. That prompted him to discontinue selling software
altogether, he said. "I've just had enough of it. I'm really quite =
disgusted
and bitter," Beezley remarked. "I hate being stolen from." He said =
his
software business was his main source of income, and he's not sure =
what
he'll do next. Dick Stevens, N1RCT, who runs the "All Things RTTY" =
Web site
(http://www.megalink.net/~n1rct/) called it "a sad day." He has =
pulled all
versions of RITTY from his site. Beezley said he'll sell RITTY "if =
somebody
wants it" but he has no plans to offer support or further program
enhancements. He also had developed five antenna programs, including =
the
Yagi-optimizing program YO. Beezley remains available only via the =
USPS at
3532 Linda Vista Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069. He no longer has e-mail =
service.
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978-568-1944
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>What you read here is not the ENTIRE =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>73 to all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Jim W7RY</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
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To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
<BR><B>Date:=20
</B>Friday, January 29, 1999 5:11 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[TowerTalk] =
sad day=20
for ham radio<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>For all you YO users: this was in =
the ARRL=20
letter today, thought others not subscribed might be interested in=20
this:<BR><BR>* K6STI goes out of software business: Ham radio =
software=20
developer Brian<BR>Beezley, K6STI, has gone out of business. Beezley =
says=20
he's dropping<BR>distribution and further software development as a =
result=20
of the piracy of<BR>his RITTY radioteletype program. He says an =
overseas ham=20
broke the copy<BR>protection on a demo version of his program and =
posted the=20
pirated version<BR>on the Internet. That prompted him to discontinue =
selling=20
software<BR>altogether, he said. "I've just had enough of it. =
I'm=20
really quite disgusted<BR>and bitter," Beezley remarked. =
"I hate=20
being stolen from." He said his<BR>software business was his =
main=20
source of income, and he's not sure what<BR>he'll do next. Dick =
Stevens,=20
N1RCT, who runs the "All Things RTTY" Web=20
site<BR>(http://www.megalink.net/~n1rct/) called it "a sad =
day."=20
He has pulled all<BR>versions of RITTY from his site. Beezley said =
he'll=20
sell RITTY "if somebody<BR>wants it" but he has no plans =
to offer=20
support or further program<BR>enhancements. He also had developed =
five=20
antenna programs, including the<BR>Yagi-optimizing program YO. =
Beezley=20
remains available only via the USPS at<BR>3532 Linda Vista Dr, San =
Marcos,=20
CA 92069. He no longer has e-mail =
service.<BR><B><?bigger><BR><BR>Advantage=20
Communications<BR><?/bigger></B>Professional Wireless=20
Communications<BR>www.advantagecomm.net<BR>978-568-1944<BR>-- FAQ on =
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towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests:=20
towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: =
owner-towertalk@contesting.com=20
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