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77 sats \ 20 comments \ @oppy1984 27 Aug 2023 bitcoin

Just a casual nerd interested in Bitcoin, Linux, Self-hosting, and Radio (GRMS, Amateur Radio, LoRa, ect)

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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 19 Nov 2023

Welcome aboard!

20 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 27 Aug 2023

Welcome! I'm a lapsed Amateur Radio guy myself.

20 sats \ 5 replies \ @oppy1984 OP 27 Aug 2023

Thanks! I'm not licensed yet but I plan on getting that done, just need to find the time to study.

20 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 27 Aug 2023

I always wanted to. I was very into shortwave as a kid. I finally bit the bullet about 15 years ago. Got into handhelds and had fun for a while. Then I stopped. I am intrigued about radio bitcoin transactions!

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @oppy1984 OP 27 Aug 2023

LOL, I have a cheap shortwave here on my desk with a wire running up the wall. I'm the same way, I've been interested in radio since I was little, my start was CB, and once I grew up and could afford to get serious life got in the way. I'm hoping things will calm down by the end of the year, I actually got my GMRS to motivate me to get my Ham. I've actually thought about a radio based BTC network also, it would be a massive challenge but it would be cool.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 27 Aug 2023

Cool idea:

https://www.wired.com/story/cypherpunks-bitcoin-ham-radio/

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @oppy1984 OP 27 Aug 2023

Very interesting. Downloading from satellite is very cool, and transmitting via HAM would be cool if not for the latency issues. I like the GoTenna mesh network idea, though I'd prefer something like LoRa so one company can't control the ecosystem.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 27 Aug 2023

It's been a while since I considered this. I'll check out your suggestions

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @sahil 27 Aug 2023

Welcome to the SN community ·͜·

It's nice to see you're into linux and self-hosting lots of folks have similar interests here!

69 sats \ 2 replies \ @oppy1984 OP 27 Aug 2023

Thanks!

Getting into Linux and self hosting has been great. I'm not a power user, but I do run Linux on all my personal machines and run a small Plex server. I'm looking into starting to play around with Home Assistant and Nextcloud, but first I have to find the time...it might be a while.