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Anonymous ID: 00d173 Sept. 28, 2020, 3:43 p.m. No.10827174   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Stumbled upon this. Maybe useful to the whole HAM radio stuff from back in the day.

 

http://www.3w3rr.com/2018/02/ham-license-to-hackers.html?m=1

 

Many hackers, technology focused hobbyists, GNU/Linux users, computer programmers, and others are already aware of some of the really neat things that can be done with radio, and probably take many of them for granted.

 

Take Wi-Fi, for example - the use of small radios that allow our computers and laptops to access a local network or the Internet without having to plug in. My first real introduction to the world of radio came when I built a cantenna in order to extend the range of my wireless network, and to be able to connect the free university Wi-Fi which was just out of range of the stock antenna on my wireless card. There are, of course, more ways to use radio than just Wi-Fi.

 

Users of GNU/Linux and other FLOSS (free and open-source software) may be familiar with GNU radio and other software defined radio (SDR) applications available in the free software world. With a $10 RTL-SDR dongle, it is possible to listen to the countless VHF and UHF radio transmissions that are flying through the air right now, virtually unnoticed by most.

 

As a hacker, one of the things that draws me to the world of ham radio the most is the fact that it sort of reveals an otherwise hidden world. Wherever you are, there is almost certainly an invisible conversation happening right around you. It's invisible because it's happening through the use of radio waves, but it can be heard if you know how to listen, and you can even participate if you have a license.

 

Of note

 

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9 - EchoLink

 

With an amateur radio callsign, you can download and use the EchoLink app for tablets and smart phones: http://www.echolink.org/. This app gives you access, over the Internet, to hundreds of repeaters across the world. You can use them to talk to HAM radio operators in other states or countries, even on other continents.

The HAMs you contact over EchoLink might not be using EchoLink themselves - I talked to people on mobile radios in rural areas of states like Minnesota or Colorado as they drive to and from work listening to their local repeater. Many of the people I've talked to over EchoLink are surprised to hear someone from so far away.*

EchoLink could be especially useful if you have a friend in another city who is a HAM. You could talk to them for free over the radio even if they happen to be in an area with poor or no cell phone coverage.

The hacker spirit is about making things work even when conditions conspire against you, and to make use of all available tools. While it's possible to use 100 percent HAM radio equipment to make connections to other HAMs, we must recognize how powerful the Internet can be, and EchoLink combines the power of HAM radio with the power of the Internet.

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So much moar at the provided link.