[RTTY] Digital Operators Band Plan Committee - Band Planproposal

[Ron Kolarik]

Tom, Sailmail has dedicated frequencies outside the ham bands
http://www.sailmail.com/

Ron
K0IDT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at frontier.com>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Digital Operators Band Plan Committee - Band Planproposal


> On 3/17/2014 3:58 PM, John Becker wrote:
>>
>>   * Given that the unattended digital stations are in violation of part
>> 97 by passing commercial traffic
>>
>> This is interesting in that most of my time is devoted to pactor I'm yet
>> to see this on any ham
>> band.
> 
> There was a guy who posted here just today that the author of SailMail, 
> "has to maintain land based stations for Sailmail and charges just 
> enough to cover the costs incurred.  It is definitely not a profit 
> making situation."
> 
> Sounds like someone is charging to use the ham bands.  73
> Tom W7WHY