I think so. We were there before the Internet. Earning a license is easy and the understanding of the world we cannot see of waves is an entry into magic. KN4IJM
Hams are quite a group. Aside from the ability to befriend each other over conversation they remain a distributed independent means of communication and contact during disasters. That's for an archive I was unaware about.
The days of the early internet along with Usenet, BBS, Fidonet were similar distributed communication networks now displaced by the www. Like with ham radio, those early tools required certain learned skills. Our computers and keyboards simply are easy enough for all. Fewer skills although the ease has allowed our privacy and tricksters some advantage and compromise.
There were lot of books in the early 20th . about ham radio adventures. And you are right hams still do a lot of building their own. The DLARC library provides a lot of this history.
Like a special type of cream this hobby keeps rising through the sludge. I suspect many things will come and go and still this endeavor will remain.
I think so. We were there before the Internet. Earning a license is easy and the understanding of the world we cannot see of waves is an entry into magic. KN4IJM
Hams are quite a group. Aside from the ability to befriend each other over conversation they remain a distributed independent means of communication and contact during disasters. That's for an archive I was unaware about.
The days of the early internet along with Usenet, BBS, Fidonet were similar distributed communication networks now displaced by the www. Like with ham radio, those early tools required certain learned skills. Our computers and keyboards simply are easy enough for all. Fewer skills although the ease has allowed our privacy and tricksters some advantage and compromise.
There were lot of books in the early 20th . about ham radio adventures. And you are right hams still do a lot of building their own. The DLARC library provides a lot of this history.
Barry Goldwater was a fanatic ham op. The Arizona Historical Society has a recreation of his radio shack on display: https://www.facebook.com/arizonahistoricalsociety/posts/now-open-barry-goldwater-k7uga-at-the-arizona-history-museum-in-tucson-view-the-/10159198931081842/
Isn't this a great site? Ham radio has such great history and they are adding more every day.
My grandma’s uncle was really really into ham radio. He used it during all sorts of disasters -- I wish I’d written down his stories.