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I think Morse code was dropped in the 1990s. I got a license without Morse code back then. Never really use it though. I always thought packet radio might be
by melling 7y ago
I think Morse code was dropped in the 1990s.
I got a license without Morse code back then. Never really use it though.
I always thought packet radio might be interesting, but no one in my local group was interested. Did it ever become popular.
- loeg 7y agoPacket radio doesn't allow encryption so its utility for most applications is pretty limited.
- testis321 7y agoNeither does hackernews* (the threads are readable by the public). *yes, yes, https, username, passwords... i know.. but you write a block of text, post it, and it's shown here... no encryption needed for that.
- jeffdavis 7y agoWhat did you want to do with packet radio? That's probably somewhat of a special interest since it requires a smart device.
- samplatt 7y agoPacket radio doesn't support encryption to any meaningful specification, and also is intolerably low-bandwidth for any real-world applications outside things like instrument telemetry.