2026-08-08 –, Ham Radio Village (W321)
We all have radios in our pockets. 5g, Bluetooth, and heck star-link up in the sky. Let's talk about why 100 year old tech is still relevant today, and why us hackers should care about ham radio when the internet is basically everywhere now.
Topics covered:
Why ham still matters, the philosophy of ham radio, cool stuff we're doing in the hobby with a focus on digital modes, how it's the original hacking hobby.
Extended info on software defined radio, GnuRadio.
Talk about how it's basically old school analog internet, and that everything we do on the modern internet network is possible on ham radio.
Nate Moore works in cybersecurity, holds an Extra class amateur radio license, and spends his spare time teaching, examining, and pushing signals around the ether.