On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 16:53 -0800, Llew Roberts wrote:
> HF radio frequencies that enable reliable communication over long
> terrestrial distances don't have enough bandwidth to pass large
> amounts of data.  1200 baud is the maximum legal rate that Ham Radio
> operators can send using the 10 meter band, which ~28-30 MHz.  ("CB"
> is ~26.xx-27.xx MHz).  And the 10 meter band is not always reliable
> over long distances... 

And also note that the laws which regulate ham communications don't
allow a lot of things to be sent over those frequencies. (Unless you're
talking about using those frequencies unlicensed and you don't care
about that, which brings with it its own set of risks.)

-- 
Shawn K. Quinn <skqu...@speakeasy.net>

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