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Episode 539 – John Burwell – KI5QKX

John Burwell, KI5QKX, found his way into amateur radio through 44Net, the Class A public IP address space set aside for amateur radio almost 50 years ago, now managed by ARDC. John’s interest in connecting devices over the Internet led him to this remarkable ham radio resource. In this interview, we go deep into IP addressing and networking, opening the door to new ways licensed amateurs can learn, experiment, and build Internet-connected projects. KI5QKX is my QSO Today.

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John Burwell, KI5QKX — Guest; ARDC’s 44Net Program Manager, joined staff November 2024. — https://www.ardc.net/ardc-welcomes-44net-program-manager-john-burwell-ki5qkx/
Hank Magnuski, KA6M — Ham who obtained the original 44/8 IP netblock for amateur radio in 1981. — https://www.ardc.net/about/
Jon Postel — Internet pioneer who assigned the 44/8 network block; RFC editor and IANA administrator. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Postel
Phil Karn, KA9Q — Amateur radio packet-networking pioneer; ARDC board member and President Emeritus. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Karn
Rosy Schechter, KJ7RYV — Executive Director/CEO of ARDC. — https://www.ardc.net/about/who-we-are/
Chris Smith, G1FEF — ARDC’s 44Net Administrator and IT Lead. — https://www.ardc.net/about/who-we-are/
Adam Lewis, KC7GDY — ARDC’s IT & Development Manager, involved in 44Net Connect. — https://www.ardc.net/about/who-we-are/

Organizations

ARDC (Amateur Radio Digital Communications) — Foundation managing 44Net and funding amateur radio grants. — https://www.ardc.net/
44Net Wiki (AMPRNet) — Community wiki documenting 44Net/AMPRNet participation. — https://wiki.ampr.org/wiki/Main_Page
NANOG — Network operators’ forum the guest attended for ham radio outreach. — https://www.nanog.org/
DEF CON — Hacking conference with an active Ham Radio Village. — https://defcon.org/
HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen — Major European amateur radio trade fair the guest attended. — https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com/
Dayton Hamvention — Major U.S. amateur radio convention referenced by the guest. — https://hamvention.org/

Technology, Equipment & Networks

44Net (AMPRNet) — Amateur radio IP address block (44.0.0.0/9), the podcast’s central topic. — https://www.ardc.net/44net/
RFC 790 — 1981 document formally publishing the AMPRNET (44Net) assignment. — https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc790
DN42 — BGP-routed overlay playground network the guest explored before 44Net. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dn42
WireGuard — VPN protocol underlying “44Net Connect,” discussed at length. — https://www.wireguard.com/
AllStarLink — VoIP-linked amateur radio repeater/node network mentioned repeatedly. — https://www.allstarlink.org/
IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) — Repeater-linking system referenced by the guest. — https://www.irlp.net/
EchoLink — VoIP amateur radio linking software mentioned by the guest. — https://www.echolink.org/
Winlink — Amateur radio email-over-radio network mentioned by the guest. — https://winlink.org/
Hurricane Electric — Internet backbone/data center provider mentioned for BGP announcements. — https://www.he.net/
Baofeng — Budget handheld radio brand recommended to new hams. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baofeng_(company)
Gqrx — SDR receiver software mentioned for exploring the radio spectrum. — https://www.gqrx.dk/
CubicSDR — Cross-platform SDR software mentioned for new hams to try. — https://github.com/cjcliffe/CubicSDR

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