Ham radio is too expensive, difficult, and power-hungry Initially I looked into ham radio, but it is just too expensive, difficult, and power-hungry to be practical. Then Alexander Yurtchenko told me about LoRa (Long Range) radio and Meshtastic, a cheap, low-power method of sending text messages across a few kilometers.

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destroying an emergency lifeline that historically coordinates rescue operations when all other forms of communication fail.

The most terrifying aspect for operators worldwide is how our most sacred tradition has been weaponized as an indictment. Our QSL confirmation cards and logbooks are being treated as criminal evidence of foreign contact.

If this crackdown had reached me when I was still active in the country, my own call sign would have certainly placed me in front of a firing squad

But logic does not exist in a state ruled by technical savages. To them, the fact that you can solder an antenna, track a weather satellite, or understand the physics of wave propagation makes you an existential threat

The charges they face are staggering. These men have been indicted for High Treason and Espionage. Under the Belarusian Criminal Code, these charges carry sentences of life imprisonment or even the death penalty

we watched our colleagues – Andrey Repetiy (EW1ABT) and Nikita Krasko (EW1AEH) – being forced to publicly repent for the “crime” of technical curiosity and international communication. They were coerced on screen to renounce their own technical expertise as something harmful. Vyacheslav Benko (EW1ACE) remains behind bars alongside them.

ollowing the purge of Wikipedia editors and independent researchers, the regime has launched the “Radio Amateurs Case.” This chilling title deliberately echoes the infamous “Doctors’ Plot” of the Stalin era, where an entire group of the country’s best specialists was designated as enemies of the state.

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Meshtastic utilizes LoRa, a long-range radio protocol, which is widely accessible in most regions without the need for additional licenses or certifications, unlike ham radio operations.