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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Suitable Uses of 44Net Address Space}}

44Net supports amateur radio, digital communication, technical education, research, and experimentation.

A good 44Net use is usually:

* Lawful
* Non-commercial
* Operated by amateur radio operators
* Connected to amateur radio, technical learning, experimentation, community service, or public benefit

The examples below are guidelines, not hard rules.

== Personal Projects ==

* Homelabs
* Personal stations
* Remote station access
* Learning network engineering
* Software development
* Hardware projects
* Personal servers

Learning by building, operating, and maintaining systems is a valid amateur activity. A personal project does not need to serve a wider audience to be appropriate.

== Group Projects ==

* Amateur radio club infrastructure
* Repeater systems
* Packet radio networks
* Mesh networks
* Regional or area networks
* Shared station facilities
* Collaborative technical projects

Clubs, regional groups, and informal teams can use 44Net for shared systems. Groups do not need special credentials or formal classifications.

== Education, Community, and Outreach ==

* ARISS activities
* Scouting programs
* School and university projects
* Hamfest exhibits and demonstrations
* Training exercises
* Educational workshops

Outreach often involves people who are not yet licensed amateurs. That is fine when the activity introduces amateur radio, teaches technical skills, or gives people hands-on experience.

== Event Support ==

* Charity bike rides
* Fun runs
* Community events
* Public service communications
* Temporary event infrastructure
* Emergency communications exercises

44Net can support public-service activities when amateur radio operators remain responsible for the systems involved. The intent is amateur radio participation, not general-purpose Internet service for the public.

== Self-Hosted Services ==

* Websites
* Wikis
* Software repositories
* APRS services
* Amateur radio applications
* Publicly accessible servers
* Personal Internet services

Operating Internet-connected services is a natural use of globally routable addresses. Amateur-radio-related services are encouraged, but services do not need to be exclusively radio-specific if they are lawful, non-commercial, and consistent with 44Net’s purposes.

== Research and Experimentation ==

* HamSCI projects
* Network measurement
* Protocol development
* Routing experiments
* Software development
* Hardware development
* Testbeds and prototypes
* Academic research

44Net is a place for real engineering, whether RF or IP. Projects that involve scanning, probing, or other potentially disruptive activity should be carefully limited, lawful, and coordinated with the 44Net community.

== Shared Resources and Services ==

* DNS services
* Time servers
* Authentication systems
* Monitoring tools
* Software repositories
* Development tools
* VPN gateways
* Routing infrastructure

Shared infrastructure that others can build on is welcome. These projects may serve the 44Net ecosystem even when they do not directly serve end users.

== Questions About a Project ==

If you are unsure about a project, ask:

* Does the project support amateur radio, technical education, experimentation, research, or community service?
* Is the project lawful and non-commercial?
* Are amateur radio operators responsible for operating and managing the resources involved?
* Does the project contribute to learning, communication, technical advancement, or public benefit?

If the answer is generally yes, the project likely fits 44Net.

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