Out of curiosity, how regulated is ham radio in the USA? I lament that your cultural emphasis on freedom of expression didnt extend into freedoms for 'classic' radio channels. Is it better for ham radio?
>From Europe it appears as if ICT infrastructure in the USA looks godawful >(like AT&T), has there been much pushback with grounds up mesh networks? ==================== Jonathan McHugh [email protected] July 24, 2021 6:56 PM, "Joshua Branson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Bone Baboon <[email protected]> writes: > >> jbranso--- via writes: >> >>> I'm getting really tired of carrying my Android phone around with google's >>> spyware, >> >> This issue is larger than just Android / iOS and the applications a user >> deliberately uses. There is also the issue of unwanted spyware. >> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pegasus_(investigation)> >> >> You could eliminating the issues mobile phones have entirely by choosing >> to not use a mobile phone. >> >> <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoPhone> > > I used to do that! I was nophone for a while, but then I became a > manager at work. If someone does not show up for work, then they call > me. I could give up my manager position or find a job that doesn't > require a way to reach me 24/7. > > OR I could get a ham radio license...operate a radio tower somewhere > (for real cheap...though that might not be so cheap)...then if work > needs me, they can chat to me via that way...and my libre phone could > pick up the signal...though that might mean I'd have to learn some GNU > Radio, which would be fun! This strategy is what JMP.chat wants to do > eventually. > >>> (apologies for the youtube link...) >> >> You could share Invidious links as well as YouTube links. The YouTube >> links could be a backup in case the Invidious server linked to goes >> down. >> >> <https://docs.invidious.io/Invidious-Instances.md> >> >>> and unfortunately it needs to support SMS and traditional calls, so there >>> might be some binary >>> blobs for the modem. >> >> You can do SMS using email. >> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateway#Email_clients> > > Now that is awesome! I will look into that. > >> Maybe you could convince the people you want to talk to use free >> software like Jami. For people who are physically nearby walkie talkies >> are an option. > > I'm actually really excited about Jami! It looks really promising! > > Jami only works using wifi, as far as I know. Sometimes I would like to > go to the park, which has no wifi. Since work has to be able to reach > me 24/7 this won't quite work...again, I could give up my manager > position or get a different job. > >> <https://jami.net> >> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkie-talkie> > > Cheap ones only work 1-1.5 miles. Sometimes I'm 30 miles away from > work. But this is something to consider. There are some expensive > walkie talkies that the military uses that work anywhere in the world. > > -- > Joshua Branson (jab in #guix) > Sent from Emacs and Gnus > https://gnucode.me > https://video.hardlimit.com/accounts/joshua_branson/video-channels > https://propernaming.org > "You can have whatever you want, as long as you help > enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar
