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So this may be a stupid question but I'm genuine curious, I checked out the thread about this yesterday and why are HAM radio people complaining about this? Wha
by Zircom 7y ago
So this may be a stupid question but I'm genuine curious, I checked out the thread about this yesterday and why are HAM radio people complaining about this? What do radio spectrums have to do with IPv4 addresses?
- cbhl 7y agoIt's possible to run IP networks over HAM radio, and there's an allocated IP block for such a purpose. Though I'm not sure how practical it is; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMPRNet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMPRNet suggests the speeds are much slower than a dial-up connection would be.
- wincy 7y agoAlso from what I’ve heard (mostly over HN) encryption is illegal over these networks. So you can’t do your banking or something using HAM IP.
- oakwhiz 7y agoCommercial activity is usually banned as well. Interpretation of this varies by jurisdiction but is often thought to include advertisements in web pages.
- unixhero 7y agoYes, but bitrate isn't necessarily the achievement. Nobody expects to run apt didt-upgrade with that uplink. Just that digital communications is possible at all, makes it a highly useful technology. Imagine all the remote areas that can be reached by HAM. All that is needed is an RX and a TX every now and then.
- drmpeg 7y agoHere's a block diagram of my 30 Mbps link. http://www.w6rz.net/ofdm3.png http://www.w6rz.net/ofdm3.png
- Daviey 7y agoWould you be willing to do a write-up, I'd love to read more about this!
- marklyon 7y agoIt's also historically been difficult to get those addresses because the people who ran the block often don't respond to requests.