On Monday night I went to my first amateur radio meet up. It was really good to see some of the gear, and read a few books on amateur radioing.
I really want to get into amateur radio, however the cost seems kinda high. I’m strongly interested in packet radio which is basically like using the radio as a 56K modem. In some places they have routers, that route data between the radios and the internet, which is really cool.
John showed me IRLP, which links repeaters with internet voip, allowing you to basically call anyone around the world.
First I have to get my foundation lic. and then I have to get some gear. Seems like a very lengthy process, but I’m sure it’ll be fun.
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