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Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024)

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940 points mihau | 1 comments | 16 Sep 25 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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tedggh ◴[16 Sep 25 15:39 UTC] No.45263749[source]▶
I got a walkie talkie set as a Christmas present when I was 8. Which was kind of an evil thing to do given I had no siblings or friends to play with. One day I turned one set on and listened for a while and I thought I heard someone talking behind all the static noise. So I said something and was shocked to hear the voice talking back to me. Fast forward a few decades, next week is my wedding and that voice on the other side of the radio is my best man.
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1. pugworthy ◴[16 Sep 25 22:47 UTC] No.45269272[source]▶
My dad was a HAM (W7AAI) and as a kid I found the frequencies for walkie talkies on his receiver in the shack. After Christmas I would tune in and hear local kids doing the "I can hear you, can you hear me?" thing with the new presents.