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Last time I wrote about modern peer to peer software techniques. So what do I mean by modern? Well a lot has happened in the peer to peer space since I first learned about it as a teenager (90s) when my dad was building a desktop genealogy app that would allow you to network with relatives to share your family trees. First there are software frameworks and protocols that abstract the core composable components of peer to peer networks.

However you found this blog, welcome! I am Nathaniel Cook, call KI7UOI. This blog represents an experiment in documenting my journey learning how to bring peer to peer software to the world of amateur radio. Here are some of my initial thoughts many of which are likely naive and ignorant at this stage in my journey. Most ham radio software uses ad hoc peer to peer networking. For example the APRS-IS system is a peer to peer software system that propagate APRS packets around the world.