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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 21 Dec 2023
I was hoping someone would give this kind of territory a shot. I was a short wave dxer as a kid and got my amateur license about 15 years ago. I don't do much with it. Maybe this territory will get me motivated.
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363 sats \ 4 replies \ @EthnTuttle OP 21 Dec 2023
LFG!
Want to break the FUD around no internet crippling bitcoin, bitcoiners need to setup wireless networks across the globe. Luckily, a lot of the hard work to do this has already been done.
https://www.arrl.org/ares
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 21 Dec 2023
Is there a specific ARES bitcoin project?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @EthnTuttle OP 21 Dec 2023
None that I'm aware of, but since the network of ARES repeaters and such exist already, it may be trivial to get bitcoiners involved and then have redundant comms in case of disaster/emergency. just can't spook all the HAM people. lots of boomers (no offense, just an age description) that would likely spook at the mention of bitcoin. but who knows where it would go!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 21 Dec 2023
Hey, I'm one of those boomers! Seriously, this boomer is having a hell of a time renewinghis license. I'm expired but within the grace period. Any tips? The site keeps giving me errors. Possible VPN issue?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @EthnTuttle OP 21 Dec 2023
No idea! My license doesn't expire until 2024. Look forward to learning from you. 😅
it's a govt site soooo.... basically a shitcoin.
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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @premitive1 21 Dec 2023
is there a product? what is the slug? how do I get my ham license?
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246 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 21 Dec 2023
Ever check out bitcoin over radio? I haven't looked into it in a while, but it could be game changing if the internet is down.
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277 sats \ 2 replies \ @premitive1 21 Dec 2023
i haven't looked into it yet, but I'm very interested, and after seeing this post i listened to the latest Thank God for NOSTR which featured NVK and is all about mesh networks, so maybe the universe is telling me something.
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53 sats \ 1 reply \ @EthnTuttle OP 21 Dec 2023
Oh! Didn't know about that podcast. Adding it to the queue.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @premitive1 21 Dec 2023
I listen to ALL the nostr podcasts by searching "nostr" in my podcast player about once every two weeks.
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265 sats \ 3 replies \ @EthnTuttle OP 21 Dec 2023
no product yet. just education.
https://hamstudy.org is how you can learn and get licensed.
If there were a product, what would you like to see?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @premitive1 21 Dec 2023
I imagine there are enough existing products, so I'm mostly interested in resources and communities!
thanks for the link
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269 sats \ 1 reply \ @EthnTuttle OP 21 Dec 2023
I personally am interested in exploring what https://reticulum.network/ might be able to accomplish. it says it's usable over packet radio (which is a subset of HAM radio stuffs).
There's a whole heap of frequencies out there to be utilized!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 23 Dec 2023
This sounds incredible. Is it operational now?
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