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INTERNET vs RADIO round 2

My last post like this elicited a good exchange over email with Francois D, and he agreed to allow it to be publicly accessible, so I thought it might push the issue a bit further along.  I welcome any comments on the issues we raise…
On Sep 19, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Francois Daigneault wrote:
Hello, Matthew,
Why [...]

LPFM may increase (legally) in the US

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François D. sent me this article and I thought it pertinent to go ahead and post it here.  It really give me some hope for the LPFM (Low Power FM) movement down in the US, and hopefully, it may influence law makers here in Canada.  Have a look here: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/09/25-4

Radio vs Internet

One of the most often asked questions regarding this project, is “Why not just use the Internet?” I usually contend first that amateur radio is the one and only truly free worldwide communications medium.  Then I go on to talk about infrastructure issues, radio still works in disaster or places where the infrastructure has otherwise [...]

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the DAREDX site.  The website is a companion to the DAREDX project by Matthew Biederman as part of the DARE-DARE 2008 program in Cabot Square, Montreal.  Here you’ll find daily notes during the project, the archive of audio recordings that will be made, and anything else that I feel is pertinent to the [...]