I'm not into HAM radio, but I noticed a long time ago that HAM radio seemed to share a strong link with BBSing as a hobby, and, though perhaps to a lesser extent, to the use of Linux. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into why these interests seem so strongly linked.
Doctor Who wrote to All <=-
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I'm not into HAM radio, but I noticed a long time ago that HAM radio seemed to share a strong link with BBSing as a hobby, and, though
perhaps to a lesser extent, to the use of Linux. I was wondering if
anyone had any insight into why these interests seem so strongly
linked.
echicken wrote to Doctor Who <=-
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It's also worth noting that the ham radio world has its own stripped
down version of the BBS. There are plenty of not-very-active BBSes
that you can connect to via packet radio, some of which are also
connected to the internet.
There's a lot of amateur radio software available for Linux, but
Windows is also a popular platform in that realm. I would guess that there are far more Windows than *nix users there, particularly among
the older operators - but I don't really know. Either way most of the software is ugly and just kinda gets the job done.
I'm not into HAM radio, but I noticed a long time ago that HAM radio seemed to share a strong link with BBSing as a hobby, and, though perhaps to a lesser extent, to the use of Linux. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into why these interests seem so strongly linked.
I'm not into HAM radio, but I noticed a long time ago that HAM radio seemed to share a strong link with BBSing as a hobby, and, though perhaps to a lesser extent, to the use of Linux. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into why these interests seem so strongly linked.
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