Cool!
What kinds of data rates?
“...What kinds of data rates?...”
Just about as fast as your equipment can handle. Boils down to how much do you want to spend. Me? I’m an “old guy” and don’t mess with digital too much. My “data rate” is abt 10-13 wpm (words per minute, morse code” in my old age....LOL
The technology has changed so fast, I’ve not kept up. I’m not sure what the fastest data rates are nowadays. I’ve been to my buddy’s HAM shack and he’s BIG into it. I’ve seen the contact conversations come across the his computer screen in a blitz...faster than one can read it as it comes across.
It’s slow, but like verything else electronic, it is getting better every day.
There is a whole digital side to hams now. Pretty much anything you want can be found.
There are Chinese companies that will sell youl little tiny radio kits. Usually a single frequency and minimal wattage. But if you are able to solder, you can make them work.