“Ham Radio: The Original Nerd Hobby,” by Jim Bryce
Before iPhones, before PCs, before the Internet and before even computers, there was amateur radio – the genesis of all nerddom to come. This is a very quick exploration of the combination of science, technology, geography, gaming, the search for intelligent life, and uses for discarded junk that is ham radio.
Jim Bryce is a philosophy major still looking for the meaning of life and on the way venturing through practicing law, creating one of the first computer networking firms, writing books/articles, and arguing about patents -- all being traceable back to his interest in ham radio.
