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shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

How ham radio endures - and remains a disaster lifeline - in the iPhone era

www.zdnet.com

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How ham radio endures - and remains a disaster lifeline - in the iPhone era

www.zdnet.com

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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When disaster strikes, and conventional communication systems fail, amateur ham radio operators step in to bridge the gap, providing a crucial link between those in affected areas and the outside world.
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    1 year ago

    I first learned about SSTV over a decade ago from Portal! I remember I had to get a two sided 3.5mm audio cable to plug my computer’s speaker. https://youtu.be/DlIvnc-AZJQ (Video of someone decoding it.)

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      That’s freaking cool, I never knew that. Appreciate the link

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        No worries! I think this was before Portal 2 and meant as a teaser. The person in the vid clearly has an interesting setup but you could do it with just a normal PC very easily.

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