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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to a cell phone for spontaneous comm... by ohazi on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @08:20PM (#18861492)
You could build a relay system that lets you galavant across town while sending and receiving messages between your handheld radio <-> house/apartment <-> internet.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to a cell phone for spontaneous comm... by anderiv on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @08:33PM (#18861553)
You can, but not in any secret way, at least not without breaking FCC rules. Encrypted comms on Amateur radio bands aren’t permitted.
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