On 8/11/22 08:13, KC9SGV wrote:
All of this can already be done via the Internet of course, provided you have a fast Internet connection at home in the city.
That, in my opinion, is the problem: We should not rely on the Internet (big I) for transmitting information or controlling stations.
We have an amazing amount of bandwidth which is lying fallow other than the occasional lonely FM repeater ID. Where is the ham mesh network that is built up, organically, by everyday hams putting nodes at their houses, on towers, on their vehicles, etc? 1.25m, 33cm, and 23cm bands are great targets for this sort of network, as we don't share them with common consumer WiFi devices.
Amateur radio operators should strive to create our own network, independent of the commercial Internet. AREDN is a good start, but there is much more that could be done for a general-purpose Amateur Radio internet (small I).
Part of my motivation for joining AMSAT was to encourage this direction in our space segment of the hobby.
--- Zach N0ZGO