Packet Radio on 27Mhz (2011)

I've had no experience with radio but find this stuff really interesting. You never know what you'll need to do come the zombie outbreak when the internet goes down.<p>Packet radio, HAM, CB... it is all a mystery to me. Is there a beginner's guide somewhere on getting into this field for cheap?

I've recently got a pretty decent APRS setup on 2 meter. There's a decent amount of activity around my house. There's a lot of APRS infrastructure, so things like internet gated messages in and out actually function. It's good to keep this stuff alive.

You can find more info at <a href="http://reddit.com/r/darknetplan" rel="nofollow">http://reddit.com/r/darknetplan</a> . Cjdns is something to look into as well <a href="http://outreach.x10.mx/cjdns.php" rel="nofollow">http://outreach.x10.mx/cjdns.php</a>

Wow. I can actually afford HAM gear now. How does one decide where to start?

Very cool, thanks for posting the link. I'm sure this will get a few of us interested in HAM / Packet radio! Thanks again.

From the discussion here it seems that many hackers do have their amateur radio license. Maybe somebody with enough karma can set up a poll to find out how many? :)

Love that the discussion here went to HAM radio, but kinda disappointed that nobody has pointed out that the video is CB (cheese band), not HAM radio.