Though my understanding of amateur radio and the underlying tech is very limit still, I can't help but see the "literally having a license to experiment with radio technology" aspect of it as itself being a form of disintermediation.
Dewayne Hendricks does in fact mention amateur radio in the Q&A section of Eben Moglen's speech when he ma…
Though my understanding of amateur radio and the underlying tech is very limit still, I can't help but see the "literally having a license to experiment with radio technology" aspect of it as itself being a form of disintermediation.
Dewayne Hendricks does in fact mention amateur radio in the Q&A section of Eben Moglen's speech when he makes an appearance at 1:18:17. "With the license class I have, I can put a communications platform in orbit without asking the FCC for permission. That is powerful."
Also, Amateur Television sounds like an incredibly fascinating new territory!
Malcolm - Thanks for mentioning that. I really should have finished watching Moglen's talk and thus would have seen Dewayne's contribution. The communications capability that the average Amateur Radio Operator CAN do... just absolutely dwarfs the capabilities of "civilians" who are not... though technology that doesn't depend on Amateur Radio is certainly catching up - LoRa, Meshtastic, Ribbit Radio all come readily to mind that I'd be experimenting with if I chose not to avail myself of Amateur Radio.
Though my understanding of amateur radio and the underlying tech is very limit still, I can't help but see the "literally having a license to experiment with radio technology" aspect of it as itself being a form of disintermediation.
Dewayne Hendricks does in fact mention amateur radio in the Q&A section of Eben Moglen's speech when he makes an appearance at 1:18:17. "With the license class I have, I can put a communications platform in orbit without asking the FCC for permission. That is powerful."
Also, Amateur Television sounds like an incredibly fascinating new territory!
Malcolm - Thanks for mentioning that. I really should have finished watching Moglen's talk and thus would have seen Dewayne's contribution. The communications capability that the average Amateur Radio Operator CAN do... just absolutely dwarfs the capabilities of "civilians" who are not... though technology that doesn't depend on Amateur Radio is certainly catching up - LoRa, Meshtastic, Ribbit Radio all come readily to mind that I'd be experimenting with if I chose not to avail myself of Amateur Radio.