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These days, most just use LoTW (Logbook Of The World) for ham radio contact confirmations. You even have to sign your confirmation upload with a public key the
by klinquist 4y ago
These days, most just use LoTW (Logbook Of The World) for ham radio contact confirmations.
You even have to sign your confirmation upload with a public key they assign to keep everyone honest! (There are "contact contests" that people want to win...)
Ham radio is fun. So many ways to enjoy the hobby. Short-distance communications, long distance communications, antenna theory... location beaconing, 2-way text messaging over radio, etc.
Not many other communication methods out there that don't require a million dollars in infrastructure.
- tuugkbc 4y agoJust in case this raised the eyebrows of anyone else who knows a bit about public key cryptography, you don't, in fact, "sign your confirmation upload with a public key they assign", you sign with the private key they give you, from the key pair they assign. https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/certreq/?lang=en https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/certreq/?lang=en
- nullc 4y ago> you sign with the private key they give you You sign with a private key you generated, whose public key they certified.