I agree, Radio has the feel of magic to it. I will never forget the first time I sent an email over HF radio band. I makes me smile just thinking about it now. I also like the work I’ve seen from folks sending BTC over radio.
The average age of ham radio operators is very high. An influx of Bitcoin Standard minded people would be able to rapidly change the culture and direction of the hobby over the next few years.
Those good at writing open source software would be able to choose the direction that ham radio goes in its current trend towards advanced in digital transmissions.
I know that this next part will make many uncomfortable, the ham radio already has a lobby infrastructure to defend transmission spectrum rights. Young bright innovators could also easily take that over and update outdated thinking and laws on encrypted transmission. It could be one more front to promote and defend Bitcoin in the public sphere. We could use reason to get the FCC to adopt the Bitcoin Standard. Once again, this approach will make many uncomfortable, but it is nonetheless worth pursuing.
The whole purpose of ham radio is to advance the radio arts, we could advance them in a direction favorable to our goals.
If not us, someone else will take it in the direction they want. Most likely the spectrum reserved for the people will be sold off to the big tech companies for surveillance and drone operations .
