On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:31:44 -0500, Larry wrote:

Internet sure has ruined ham radio here. I haven't had an antenna up in
years. Nobody complains I'm on their private net frequency on Skype...(c;

My rig is on the boat. Pactor, Winlink, APRS and Airmail are the best
things that ever happened to ham radio in my estimation, and serve a
real purpose when you are cruising offshore or in any
non-wifi/cellular area.