>Amateur (packet) radio...has it's limiations. Here's >what I found out as of about one year ago. Perhaps there >have been some improvements (see my second and third points). There must be someone on one of these lists who is in the loop here...My knowledge is dated approximately to the same degree. This fact may also mean that my impressions noted below are erroneous now, but they were seemingly valid at the time. >Third, you can only communicate with other hams except for a few >bbs machines that will gateway to/from internet/email. I'm not sure >how many gateways exists. They fear letting the internet/email >onto the packet system as business or profanity may be present. >Typically gateways to email are only allowed to/from hams. Other >email can't get into the system unless forwarded by an ham. The insular quality of the Ham community is one thing that's always kept me
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