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What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET (lemmy.ml)
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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What good is ham radio in a "replace the internet" situation though? Can you send data over it? I read early that you can't encrypt it. I'm not an expert on the subject but as far as I can tell from reading about it here, it's not an answer to this topic.