Suzanne Aldrich (she/her)Mar 20
I think it’s time people started thinking about rebooting #radio as a medium. It’s accessible, it’s free to tune in, it presents none of the privacy challenges of internet media. We shouldn’t cede this territory to the right wing but swoop in and reclaim as our own.
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesMar 20

@suzannealdrich

Licensing fees are the killer for #radio
It can be hundreds of thousands for a frequency allocation

Or you are restricted to a transmitter the power of a lightbulb with similar range.

Pirate radio = Heavy penalties and loss of kit.
Maybe mesh radio?

Show threadSuzanne Aldrich (she/her)
@n_dimension Alright so I have a meshtastic node but one thing I heard so far is they don’t have great encryption. Any thoughts on a platform? Also having mesh does not preclude from getting licenses down the road. The point is to start up the network.
Mar 20 at 8:12pmWeb
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesMar 20

@suzannealdrich

Radio has no encryption, I was thinking more of something like briar but for voice, no encryption needed. Would afford "radio" in dense population centres.

But I love the way you think!
Don't think obstacles!
Think, DO IT!!!