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• N1ghtstalk3r@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For now, yes. There are certain extensions and 3rd party plugins that are seeking to expand on that by adding BBS capability or JS8call (for audio).

  There’s limited bandwidth to work with on just the 915mhz band but you’d be surprised what you can push downstream.

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  • sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I find it rather useless if it only supports text messaging. Why not use cb radio or whatever at that point? That seems more useful in a disaster situation.

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    • N1ghtstalk3r@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Very low cost of entry, mesh capability for redundancy, and its on fairly accessible public bands although it occupies a specific part of it. Also it comes with end to end encryption.

      It’s just a far more cost effective solution compared to having a CB radio, where you’d need to be licensed to have certain features.

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      • sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        mesh capability for redundancy

        That’s not an improvement over CB radio

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    • amongstthetrees@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Meshtastic has the mesh capabilities that others have mentioned but what’s more immediately important is the ability to direct message others (no need to send private messages to everyone in range) and the ability to share GPS coordinates which is absolutely helpful in an emergency.

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      CB doesn’t have mesh capability so the range is far more limited. Plus you may need a license to operate it.

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