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No, but I have heard anecdotes about ham-radio operators having a similar experience with that technology
by _bxg1 8y ago
No, but I have heard anecdotes about ham-radio operators having a similar experience with that technology
- agumonkey 8y agoIt was linked not long ago on HN. It tells how radio caught wildly as an unregulated hobby. People just used the new discovery for fun to talk to each other randomly. Only later when the army saw use it became what we know today. Allocated frequencies, business mostly. I had no idea people enjoyed radio first.
- Izkata 8y ago> I had no idea people enjoyed radio first. Even disregarding what you're referring to, do you remember walkie-talkies?
- agumonkey 8y agoI've very rarely seen them outside of job purposes. I remember a fad as a kid but I wouldn't compare making your own radio in early 1900s with buying a plastic toy in the 80s.