Re:A look at my BBS Software from '93
by tomfanning on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:27AM
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Ham radio. 300 baud packet over HF (thousands of miles) is still a thing, as are newer data modes such as PSK31 and the JT family. I'm actively working on 1200 baud projects over VHF FM now. Back in the day BBS was very much in. These days the same tech is more often used for telemetry, tracking etc (APRS). Now you can do it all in software, ref https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf and friends.
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Ham radio doesn't allow for encrypted connections AFAIK, which makes it a lot less interesting to me.
Re:A look at my BBS Software from '93
by matt_wulfeck on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:42AM
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Why wouldn't it allow encryption? Can't anything that sends and receives packets be able to be encrypted?
The restriction is because commercial activities are prohibited over amateur radio, and encrypted traffic would prevent that rule from being enforced.
I believe there's an exception for controlling remote devices when you need to make sure some rando doesn't brick your pricy gear.
Not if the law forbids encrypted connections over Ham frequencies :)
Re:A look at my BBS Software from '93
by matt_wulfeck on Thursday April 20, 2017 @04:25PM
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Oh I see. A policy restriction and not technical.