~nJan 20

I never applied for an amateur radio license because I didn't like the idea of appearing on an official list of "skilled" people. Until now that was a theoretical fear. One I wasn't even sure if it was warranted or just me being overly cautious.

In Belarus things escalated quickly. Radio amateurs - usually recognized as men of goodwill - have been declared enemies of the state and publicly shamed and indicted for high treason.

https://steanlab.medium.com/mayday-389f5713fee4

Show threadcosJan 20
@nblr I think modern ad-hoc mesh networks such as Meshtastic would be a great alternative today. They are dirt cheap, anyone can have them and encryption is decent.
Show threadOzzie D, NP-hard  Jan 20
@cos @nblr Ad-hoc mesh networks are growing by leaps and bounds. In my area (Boston) #meshcore has proven stable, and capable of forwarding messages long distances. But I fear the moment it starts to be used for emergency comms, the fascists will criminalize use of the unlicensed bands. Not as easy to ID the owner of any radio, it's true!
Show threadcos
@ozdreaming @nblr it's not effective to criminalize something that is already in wide use. LoRa band can be easily jammed, but so can HAM bands.
Jan 20 at 3:31pmWeb