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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 41 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Next they are gonna take away amateur radio frequencies so it would be illegal to communicate outside of the internet.

Then its very easy to do censorship, just turn off power to ISPs and its information blackout.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, does anyone actually communicate on the ham bands? HF is for contesting and contesting only, 2 meters is for "checking in and out" on ragchew nets, 70cm is 2m again except half the range, 220 is hipster 2 meter, and I've never been given a reason to even think about 33cm and above. You're more likely to find discussion about Icom vs Yaesu's incompatible 2 meter digital things than high UHF.

Most actual communication is illegal on the ham bands one way or another so...I haven't renewed my license.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

I thought about getting a ham license so are you telling me there is really no need?