[arm-allstar] how come i want network linking

[Neil k8it]

The following thoughts are mine K8IT. if you want to respond directly please respond to k8it at cac.net   This however is an important issue that is changing Amateur Radio in our future.

When I first got into this hobby some 41 plus years ago, you could talk to anyone using SSB or CW! it did not matter if you where using a Hamerland or Drake or Johnson, or Globe or Swan or Kenwood equipment or even home brew stuff. So now years later we have advanced to the latest technology of digital linking.

We have so many networks in amateur radio now. Too many! I have friends all over the world and yes most of them have chosen a radio network which is compatible with a system in their regional area. this raises a question. why are all these systems not compatible with each other? Some might say technical reasons ie:audio quality etc... While this is true to a point I believe that many companies are breaking part 97 rules and regulations by making large profits on selling their own network and radio systems.

my personal goal is to link or bridge as many networks together as I can. I currently plan to link allstar, echolink, dstar, and wires-x ( with digital to fm and vice versa)  and maybe in the future mototurbo, kenwood's edge, and the future alinco network TBD. 

I want to do this to break down the barriers between systems and get back to part 97 regulations.
Amateur Radio is not for profit and should be a development ground to advance radio technology. today's radio technology uses the internet and computers!
so let's jointly break down the barriers and link all of amateur radio!

Thanks
73 Neil Sablatzky  K8IT
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