On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 8:18 AM Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
David,
> On Mar 11, 2021, at 6:26 PM, David Farmer <farmer=40umn.edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ...
> It is fairly common for Community Networks, especially wireless ones to use RFC 1918 for IPv4 and ULA for IPv6, and interconnect with other Community Networks over tunnels on donated ISP connectivity from participants or others. Ham radio is a good metaphor for this type of networking.
>
I disagree that Ham Radio (aka Amateur Radio) a good metaphor. Amateur Radio is regulated by the ITU and countries, call signs are allocated by central authorities, radio frequencies are assigned, and there are rules for the types of traffic that can be sent. For example, no commercial use.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio for details.
Bob / KI6ASK
Ok, yes, it's not a perfect metaphor, for the reasons you say. However, a lot of the same people involved in Amateur Radio, especially Amateur Packet Radio, are also frequently involved in Community Networking using WiFi and they have a lot of common goals. Basically, I was looking at it the who and why of it, but yes the hows, the technologies are completely different.
Thanks
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