[ANN] Virtual Ionosphere For Amateur Radio

[REAL News]

QsoNet – The Virtual Ionosphere For Amateur Radio

Thunder Bay, Canada (September 12, 2006) - CorMac Technologies Inc.  
announces the
public release of QsoNet, an array of Internet servers that are  
designed to act as a virtual
ionosphere for worldwide amateur radio ("ham") communication.

The CQ-100 transceiver is the first software program that provides  
access to the QsoNet
ionosphere. This program looks and feels like a real hardware radio  
transceiver. Radio
operators can switch to their favorite HF band, tune in a frequency  
and call CQ. They
may choose to listen-in on other conversations ("QSO's") while tuning  
across the band.
The computer microphone provides voice modulation, or the keyboard  
may be used to
send Morse code. Several stations may engage in a round-table QSO.  
Operators are
expected to use standard radio procedure, and callsign  
identification. Access to the
system is restricted to amateur radio stations holding a valid radio  
license issued by the
government of their country.

QsoNet is designed to avoid the complicated configuration of router  
ports demanded by
some Internet voice programs. The system will work from most  
airports, hotel rooms,
and Internet cafes. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology  
is used to protect
callsigns and passwords at all levels.

The short wave radio bands are currently at the very lowest point of  
their eleven year
sunspot cycle. QsoNet provides a means to overcome these poor  
propagation conditions.

Ham radio is a hobby that has been around for the past century. Many  
elderly hams are
moving into apartments, condos and retirement communities, where they  
cannot put up a
large antenna and send radio signals to friends around the world.  
QsoNet provides a way
for many hams to remain active in the hobby.

Some hams are bothered by radio interference caused by a neighbor  
using electronic
gadgets. Sometimes, a neighbor is bothered by a ham station causing  
television
interference. Some neighborhoods are unhappy to see a large antenna  
structure erected in
their midst. With QsoNet, there are no real radio waves, so  
everything is clean and clear
and the neighbors are happy.

For more information about QsoNet please visit http://qsonet.com or  
contact:
Doug McCormack, VE3EFC
CorMac Technologies Inc,
34 N. Cumberland Street, Thunder Bay ON P7A 4L3 Canada
Phone / Fax: (807) 345-7114
Email: douglas at qsonet.com
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