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Darrell Hilliker 👨‍🦯♾️📡Oct 16, 2023

@flpvsk At least one of those isn't quite accurate. You *can* run several types of automated stations: repeaters, an EchoLink conference, AllStar, DMR, all those kinds of protocols can be set up as a base station you can set up and run.

@darrell73 you are correct! I was thinking of my usecases when I wrote that. Think experimenting with custom protocols or setting up art installations.

@darrell73 Thankfully the responsible governmental agency where I'm at is very responsive. Maybe they'll be open to even my weird experiments. We'll see! 😅

@flpvsk
There are unlicensed areas of the bands that are a better fit for that kind of thing - meaning they are set aside specifically for experimenting, and as a bonus you don't need a license to use them 🙂 Amateur bands are intended mainly for person to person communication, although admittedly that is kind of a historic artifact. Its intent basically hasn't changed much since the 1910s. It's fun though.
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@literatesavant @darrell73 Interesting, I'll have to look into the other bands as well!

@flpvsk yeah, for example wifi uses unlicensed areas of the 2.4 and 5ghz spectrum. There was a time when those bands were usable by other experimenters, but they have become the de-facto wifi bands now. But for example parts of 900mhz and other areas are free to play with. Check out Zigbee and things like that.

@flpvsk
Also, doxing? I know what it is - not sure how it relates to ham radio.

@literatesavant exposing your private information, full name and address in this case. You have to use your callsign on amateur bands, every beginning & end of contact + every 10 minutes for longer contacts. Depends on the country, but often the callsigns are published together with names and addresses.