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minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 hours agoBut it just isn’t. Why not put those resources towards ham, where there are considerably more handsets already there? This seems like a solution in search of a problem thay was already solved, hidden by people who don’t want a $10 license.
minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 minutes agoYou get shitloads more people to buy a cheap gadget that’s easy carry with you. If you start talking about ham radios and licences, most people loose interest before you finish the sentence.
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThe HAM license isn’t a trivial checkbox test, at least not over here
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI’d love to know where a ham test is difficult.
But it just isn’t. Why not put those resources towards ham, where there are considerably more handsets already there?
This seems like a solution in search of a problem thay was already solved, hidden by people who don’t want a $10 license.
You get shitloads more people to buy a cheap gadget that’s easy carry with you.
If you start talking about ham radios and licences, most people loose interest before you finish the sentence.
The HAM license isn’t a trivial checkbox test, at least not over here
I’d love to know where a ham test is difficult.