Ham radio, TCP/IP, WiFi, etc. are all connected. One little bit of information. WiFi equipment operating in the 2.4GHz band is actually operating as FCC Part15 devices in a Ham radio band. Thus Hams can make modifications to the WiFi equipment and opperate at higher power, etc. That alone gives the Hams an edge when it comes to the WiFi argument. A bit more information is located here:
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Ham radio, TCP/IP, WiFi, etc. are all connected. One little bit of information. WiFi equipment operating in the 2.4GHz band is actually operating as FCC Part15 devices in a Ham radio band. Thus Hams can make modifications to the WiFi equipment and opperate at higher power, etc. That alone gives the Hams an edge when it comes to the WiFi argument. A bit more information is located here:
http://www.youthtech.com/hamradio/tcp-ip.htm