Here in Winnipeg Canada we've operated the VA4WAN network for about 10 years now using ARDC addresses and BGP.

We operate a microwave network that covers about 300km of ground at 100mbit to 1gbit speeds. That network provides intranet and global internet for nearly all amateur radio around here.

We also operate from Air Canada's data center site with BGP and VMware hosting anything for hams globally. HamPi gets TBs of downloads monthly alone. We host EchoLink and other services such as voice control too.

As long as you're doing things that serve amateur radio and hams globally you'll get support from ARDC. We've only had great experiences working with ARDC and happy to help anyone we can.

Here's a YouTube live steam from one of our tower sites - that's 200km+ away along with DMR audio mixed in. https://www.youtube.com/live/hqai-C_ISKA?si=8v3vm205wM6w6Eub

I think we've done great with putting ham radio into the IP world.

William VE4VR

On Tue, Sept 26, 2023, 10:39 p.m. Tony Langdon via 44net <44net@mailman.ampr.org> wrote:

For my BGP routed subnet, my use case is mostly Echolink conferences and proxies (easy to utilise a LOT of addresses with proxies! Someone from ARDC would have to confirm, but all of the use cases you've put forward involve helping hams or ham radio itself, or providing services to hams.

On 27/9/23 12:02 pm, Matthew H (2E0SIP) via 44net wrote:
Hi all,

The Terms of Service states:

"Your license permits You to use certain addresses exclusively for the purpose of Amateur Radio communications and experimentation, or other special uses as may be agreed to by ARDC"

I was wondering if this was clarified anywhere with examples of acceptable use cases? A few examples that I'm curious if they're permitted or not:

Hosting a radio club website that's accessible from the public internet, including from non radio amateurs.

Providing general outbound internet access for radio amateurs connecting via RF, whether its AX.25 or WiFi operating on the allocated amateur radio frequencies

Hosting not strictly amateur radio services such as an IRC server for discussing cars, but it's only reachable from other 44net addresses and RF users

Providing general outbound internet access to servers and services that might need to pull software updates from non-radio amateur servers.

Providing connectivity to a radio amateur related server such as a DMR Master, to other radio amateur related servers outside of 44net

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Matthew
2E0SIP
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