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I actually think this is an excellent point and a good path forward. There's a LOT of spectrum available for this, and the HF bands could be particularly interesting. Right now we have large swaths of the bands used by contesters and rag chewers. That could be used for useful TCP/IP experimentation by hobbyists, which is what the hobby was intended to be.

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The entirety of HF is barely more spectrum than a single wifi channel.

There's nothing stopping experimentation with HF packet today, but you have to be realistic about what you can accomplish.

Each of those rag chewers is a scientist doing experiments. He or she must build a station suitable to be heard. Which antenna works best in their own case? What about feedline? This is not a simple task, especially for the ragchewer class where you want to be clearly heard.

You have a very narrow view of the hobby.

Rather than downvote me, address why you think I’m wrong.

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