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Ham radio is very cool. I am always surprised Bitcoiners are not more into it.

It would be very cool if Bitcoiners started joining & taking over ham radio clubs and started teaching old school hams about Bitcoin.

A great gateway would be making a club project of setting up a blockstream satellite node using the ham radio skills to get the signal from the satellite. So much crossover appeal. Bitcoin satellite nodes would also get young people excited to get into ham.

This would also make a great topic for someone who speaks at public Bitcoin events.

The Daniel 🖖 2y ago

I love this idea. What’s the basic cost of setting up your own home equipment?

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BitcoinJujitsu 2y ago

Depends on the antenna and bands you want to play on. A really good transceiver will run $800+. Can easily spend another 800 on accessories and antenna. Get liscensed first!

The Daniel 🖖 2y ago

So you have to register with the FCC? Is that an annual thing? What does that entail?

DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 2y ago

Where I live call signs are for life.

BitcoinJujitsu 2y ago

10 years in the US. Easy to renew

BitcoinJujitsu 2y ago

In the US it is a very food idea to get FCC liscensed. The ham bands are worth several billion in bandwidth. The ham community is self policing and a liscense is your first education. You can connect with your local community and liaten to their chats to learn a lot of lingo and protocol. Kinda like Bitcoiners

The Daniel 🖖 2y ago

Sounds like a rabbit hole!

BitcoinJujitsu 2y ago

Oh my fren, it is. A little cultish, but in an old guy way. With a liscense you can set up you own WAN, run IP over VHF and the SIGINT stuff is its own rabbit hole fo sho

The Daniel 🖖 2y ago

I guess this would be a sure sign I’m heading over the hill. I’m sure my wife would be thrilled to see me tinkering with radio equipment! 😂

Werewolf 2y ago

You can get a good transceiver for $30.

BitcoinJujitsu 2y ago

He implied data. Yes a Baofeng HT is the cheap gateway drug, but to run IP oVHF he will need a better set, pref one with autokeying protocols built in

Werewolf 2y ago

You can send data over a Baofeng, it has audio in and out jacks.