If The Future is Autonomous Defined Amateur Radio - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / rf-microwave

author: jonovid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2021, 12:49:56 pm
content: I have seen the future,and it's autonomous software running in a black box .add digital modes and emerging artificial intelligence you get an autonomous software running in a black box connected to an auto tuning multi band antenna.that automatically vacuums up contacts 24/7 , autonomously working the bands. as the owner operator sleepsmining radio contacts like mining bitcoin 24/7.traditionally amateur radio is implemented by radio hardware operated manually by its owner operator in a state of consciousness.technology can now do all that autonomously.I had thisrevelationwhen reading an article onhttps://www.siliconchip.com.au/May 2021 - Silicon Chip magazineFeature: Digital Radio Modes – Part 2 by Dr David MaddisonI have many questions IMO so so complicated

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2021, 02:02:55 pm
content: Does that mean "define your own mode"?I'd like ice cream mode.. LOL..I would love to see some kind of mesh networking discoverable protocol, kind of like Bluetooth for hams. So whenever you were in a large area you could exchange data with and possibly meet other hams.

author: fourfathom
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2021, 02:39:05 pm
content: JS8 is getting close to having auto-discovery mesh networks. JS8 is based on FT8 (a very slow digital mode using 8-tone MFSK -- 6.25Hz tone spacing, 6.25Hz baud)http://js8call.com/

author: A.Z.
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2021, 03:35:02 pm
content: Quote from: jonovid on April 29, 2021, 12:49:56 pmNay, the operator will be replaced by some kind of drone; at any rate, putting together some "steampunk" style robot punching a CW key could be ... cool

author: dropkick
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2021, 07:10:13 pm
content: Mesh, you say? Check outhttps://www.arednmesh.org/

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2021, 07:52:58 pm
content: Quote from: A.Z. on February 18, 1975, 03:57:30 pmConsumes only 5 uA

author: TheMG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2021, 11:41:18 pm
content: I find these automated or semi-automated digital modes useful in times of poor propagation, or simply to get an idea of the band conditions, but I get no enjoyment whatsoever about just racking up contacts. In fact, I've never maintained a logbook.I like getting on the air, have a few good chats (whether it's phone/voice or through a full-text digital mode such as PSK31). But contacts just for the sake of contacts don't interest me, unless it's a contest such as ARRL Field Day. When there's no contest going on, I put out a CQ hoping to find someone to have a conversation with, just to get a "59 73", is rather disappointing.To each his own.

author: vk3yedotcom
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2021, 12:29:35 pm
content: The automated future of amateur radio was forecast and written about as far back as 1936.See Page 11-12 of this old issue.https://www.armag.vk6uu.id.au/1936-september-AR.html