[HamWAN PSDR] HamWAN Minecraft?

[John D. Hays]

So playing chess over CW or phone is contrary to the "letter and spirit" of
FCC authorizations?

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 22:46 Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Gaming (ie, pure diversion) sounds contrary to letter and spirit of the
> FCC authorizations for amateur service.
>
> I prefer that such things become specific prohibitions and maybe even
> punishable offenses since they can jeopardize our having any privileges.
> There is no political up side for diversionary gaming.  If games were an
> explicit part of experimentation to improve bandwidth and reduce latency,
> AND data was both collected and reported in a useful manner, THEN games may
> be OK.
>
> Chuck
> K4TZO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bart Kus
> Sent: Sep 27, 2020 1:08 AM
> To: Puget Sound Data Ring
> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] HamWAN Minecraft?
>
> Hello,
>
> I've come to realize that games seem compatible with Part 97.  So let's
> run a test of this on HamWAN.  I've setup a Minecraft Bedrock server on "
> minecraft.hamwan.net" port 19133.  The world has been initiated from the
> seed "HamWAN".  :)  If you'd like to build some ham radio related world,
> please join and have a go.  I expect many antennas!
>
> I've set the game rules to pvp=off (no hitting each other), and
> showcoordinates=true (so people can find each other).
>
> I'd like to hear reports of how the gaming experience is over HamWAN, so
> access to the server is limited to ARDC addresses only.  That is, you've
> gotta be connecting from 44.0.0.0/9 or 44.128.0.0/10 address space.
>
> Have fun!  And remember, don't dig down
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJQclHtsEE8>.
>
> --Bart
>
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