[RTTY] New Winlink usage

[nq4u at mtars.org]

I have been following this thread with great interest and some of the  
comments really surprise me. Especially the comments about  
interference being caused by the unattended WINLINK RMS.
Now as for me, I do operate a WINLINK RMS for MARS use with Pactor 1  
thru 4. Also operate an amateur VHF 1200 baud packet WINLINK RMS for  
local use and training. I also enjoy operating CW and RTTY in contest  
and chasing DX.

One of the things that folks need to remember about using the WINLINK  
system in the U.S. is that an operator (the end user) must initiate  
the contact to the RMS. It is legal for operators in some other  
countries to use the automated forward system on Amateur frequencies  
but not in the U.S. The RMS that is either listening on a single  
frequency or scanning five frequencies DOES NOT initiate the contact  
at least in the U.S amateur bands.
So when station WD#??? calls RMS AA#?? then who is actually causing  
the interference? Well let's see if my old thinking is correct or not  
--- I think it would be the station that initiated the call to the  
RMS. That station did not listen to see if the frequency was in use  
before he or she transmitted.

Just some food for thought.

73
Jimmy
NQ4U