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random_character_a@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Here meshtastic has become part of the emergency information network initiative. If there is a coms blackout, intercity/town civillian communications are to be handled by amateur radio enthusiast with licence and communications whitin the city/town will be handled by licence free systems. Meshtastic has been spreading well among the general public, so it has become most viable system to use at lowest level in the chain.

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circuitfarmer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
But it just isn’t. Why not put those resources towards ham, where there are considerably more handsets already there?

This seems like a solution in search of a problem thay was already solved, hidden by people who don’t want a $10 license.

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- ysjet@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Have you thought about not trying to drag meshtastic down to try and prop ham up?
  
  I get it, you spent a bunch of time studying for your ham and you don’t want it to feel like a waste, but lets be perfectly frank here- most people aren’t going to get a HAM license. It IS, however, VERY accessible for someone to buy a cheap gadget on sale to try out.
  
  I never understand why ham radio people always try to sabotage every other communication method, but you guys do it every time.
  
  Let other people communicate how they want.
  
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  - circuitfarmer@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I’m not trying to drag anything down. But I think it is important for many people to realize that the meshtastic is ultimately a ham device. It is using specific parts of the spectrum and reduced power to avoid needing the license. There’s nothing wrong with that, but by definition, it isn’t really adding anything that can’t also be done on ham. In a similar vein, the only direction to go in terms of enhancing its capabilities is further into ham.
    
    And no, I didn’t spend a bunch of time doing anything. People vastly overestimate the complexity of the ham radio exams.
    
    But by all means, use what you want to communicate. I’m not trying to dissuade anyone from it – I just think it’s important that they know the limitations of the device compared to the greater whole in which it exists.
    
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    0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    it isn’t really adding anything that can’t also be done on ham.
    
    Encryption, affordability, ease of access.
    
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- random_character_a@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  You get shitloads more people to buy a cheap gadget that’s easy carry with you.
  
  If you start talking about ham radios and licences, most people loose interest before you finish the sentence.
  
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- lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  The HAM license isn’t a trivial checkbox test, at least not over here
  
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  - circuitfarmer@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I’d love to know where a ham test is difficult.
    
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    lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Finland. The questions for the basic test require you to actually know your shit, they’re specifically worded so that you can’t wing it
    
    I failed it, that’s how I know. By a few points but still 😀
    
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