hmm, sounds interesting.
Matthew Elliff KC0QJJ
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From: "RiverWind" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:49 PM
Subject: A very interesting article!


> Hi all,
>
> A friend just forwarded me the link to this article, and I thought
> you might enjoy it. However, I wonder how it would impact ham radio
> as an institution. With this kind of technology, wouldn't people be
> able to enjoy all of the benefits of ham radio without having to
> get licensed?
>
> Beginning of article
> MM
>         I was wondering if you'd seen this;
> http://vekinis.org.lu/picosat/picosat1.htm
>
> Now, I don't know much about ham radio, but that sounds a lot like a
> wireless computer network, a wi-fi net.
>
> Is it possible to build a satellite network similar to what they are
> describing, but using the same frequencies as standard wi-fi routers?
> Because if it is, and you tied in some ground based servers, then you'd
have
> a globe-spanning network enabling anyone to access the internet from
> anywhere on the face of the Earth.
>
> Internet access, without phone bills, from anywhere on earth. Pretty damn
> cool !
>
> MP
>
>         Silicon.shaman
> "Any technology, no matter how primitive,
> is magic to those who don't understand it."
>         Florence Ambrose-Wolf
>
>
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