[dsd]

I feel like amateur radio is dying not because it's old, but because regulation blocks it from staying new.

[testis321]

Nah... it's just that we've got flashy new devices to communicate with, and "noone" cares about the old ones.

The same thing is happening to every other tech, from IRC to SMS.

[metaphor]

> ...regulation blocks it from staying new.

What do you mean?

[brians]

You’re restricted to relatively narrow bandwidth, and to no crypto. It’s great for experimenting with the radio tech, but not for designing the next WiFi. (But you can use unlicensed spectrum for that)

[viraptor]

Why would it prevent you from designing a new wifi? The encryption is a software layer on top of the physical signal. You can design it skipping the encryption step.

[metaphor]

Thanks for that clarification.

[dsd]

Don't forget about the baud rate limit too. Who likes that?