Subj : Re: Computers
To   : Utopian Galt
From : tenser
Date : Thu Aug 08 2024 19:58:51

On 04 Aug 2024 at 08:02p, Utopian Galt pondered and said...
 
 UG> BY: Bob Worm (21:1/205)
 UG> 
 UG> BW> So, Yeah, I didn't even bother claiming my intermediate callsign and t
 UG> BW> handheld radio has been unused in my glovebox for about 3 years.
 UG> BW> Meanwhile the question keeps coming up of why amateur radio is dying
 UG> BW> out...
 UG> Yeah, amatuer radio has more of a potential to grow than bbsing.

Indeed.  I try to tell people that the cool thing about amateur
radio is that you get access to spectrum.  Most engineers I know
just don't care.  LoRa and Zigbee sucked a lot of air out of the
room, and the attitude and backwardness of the hobby turn off the
rest.  Encryption is often given as a reason for a lack of growth.

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