In some sense, I am a ham because of the Internet. I like participating in a global communication system that is operated by its own users. It is unfortunate that there are so many laws standing in the way of ARS being used in lieu of 3G/4G (the most prominent being the ban on encrypted transmissions).
Sad to say, I left amateur radio because of the laws that restrict what a radio amateur can do. When unlicensed Joe Bloggs can do more over wifi and the Internet than you can do over ham licensed channels, the incentive for building your own equipment is rapidly lost. The radio amateur should be allowed to do MORE than unlicensed consumers, not less.
There was also a second reason why I left: the old timers reacted violently at any attempt to get the laws reformed to increase amateur capability. I never
Ah Ham (Score:5, Funny)
I was a ham until the fateful day when I discovered the internet~
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Stifling regulations and old timers (Score:0)
Sad to say, I left amateur radio because of the laws that restrict what a radio amateur can do. When unlicensed Joe Bloggs can do more over wifi and the Internet than you can do over ham licensed channels, the incentive for building your own equipment is rapidly lost. The radio amateur should be allowed to do MORE than unlicensed consumers, not less.
There was also a second reason why I left: the old timers reacted violently at any attempt to get the laws reformed to increase amateur capability. I never
Re:Stifling regulations and old timers (Score:1)