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		lolryan on Sept 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The UK has an entire IPv4 /8 that it isn't using Amateur radio also has an unused IPv4 /8 block as well. That $500 mil could go quite a ways towards building a few amsats.

X-Istence on Sept 14, 2012 | [–]

Hey, some of us HAMS are still using AMPRNet ... not many, but some.

That being said, here is a list of people in charge of allocations: http://www.ampr.org/oldsite/amprnets.txt

TheGateKeeper on Sept 15, 2012 | | [–]

I'm currently enjoying its usage as well. Whoever said it was unused doesn't know what they're talking about.

aidenn0 on Sept 14, 2012 | [–]

Is it held by the ARRL?

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