Comment HAM radio (Score 1) 649
>Remember, radio transmits only voice
This got me thinking...
I guess this discussion so far applies mainly to public radio... is it useful to expand it to considering the relevance of HAM radio? SSTV and ATV, modes for the transmission of pictures and videos over radio, have been going on for a long time...
I'm not a HAM myself (yet) but I have loads of respect for what I see as a sort of intriguing proto-internet. One main difference, besides medium, of course, being the requirement of a license.
Not being a HAM I can only *assume* that the content of those airwaves is somehow significantly different (for the better) than the giant tube of crap known as mainstream radio.
The ARRL handbook cites emergency assistance as an argument for the continued relevance of HAM radio. I can't personally attest to or discredit this idea. I'm curious if anyone knows any role HAM radio may have played in this capacity during Sept. 11, since it was brought up already.
This got me thinking...
I guess this discussion so far applies mainly to public radio... is it useful to expand it to considering the relevance of HAM radio? SSTV and ATV, modes for the transmission of pictures and videos over radio, have been going on for a long time...
I'm not a HAM myself (yet) but I have loads of respect for what I see as a sort of intriguing proto-internet. One main difference, besides medium, of course, being the requirement of a license.
Not being a HAM I can only *assume* that the content of those airwaves is somehow significantly different (for the better) than the giant tube of crap known as mainstream radio.
The ARRL handbook cites emergency assistance as an argument for the continued relevance of HAM radio. I can't personally attest to or discredit this idea. I'm curious if anyone knows any role HAM radio may have played in this capacity during Sept. 11, since it was brought up already.
