“Ham radio is too regulated, so doesn’t apply to X use case.”
That’s like saying:
“I learned all this painting in college. Schools are regulated. It’s too bad, as it makes painting useless outside of school.”
The institutional knowledge in ham radio, whether in physics, electronics, or operational training, is absolutely vital right now. I don’t see how people can’t grok this. If a regime “shuts down the internet”, you can bet messages will still be flying on HF via CW. *IF* you know how.
@Shufei This reminds me of a fun story.
Once upon a time it was illegal for US amateur stations to make contact with their Cuban counterparts.
One day a US station hears a Cuban station down on HF (I forget what band). US station says to his buddy "It's a real shame we're not allowed to talk to Cuba because I'm hearing <callsign> 59 here."
Cuban station then says to nobody in particular "It's a shame we cannot talk to the US because I hear <callsign> 59 here."
No regs were broken that day.
@nivex Hahaha, that’s lovely, and about the way it goes. Along with things like, “It’s a shame people sometimes call without callsign on 6666khz using a short path beam directed 310°“, no doubt.
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@nivex @Shufei
Perfect candidate for #SmallStories