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1. mesh · 1790010932 · focus · HN ↗

   This is a cool project, but fyi, in the US, this would require a license to broadcast (not receive), and I am pretty sure encryption, even with a license, is not legal (again, when broadcasting from US).

   And then only on certain bands:

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.arrl.org&#x2F;files&#x2F;file&#x2F;Regulatory&#x2F;Band%20Chart&#x2F;Hambands4_Color_17x11.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.arrl.org&#x2F;files&#x2F;file&#x2F;Regulatory&#x2F;Band%20Chart&#x2F;Hamb...

   1. _whiteCaps_ · 1790017469 · focus · HN ↗

      Going to be super pedantic here - in ham radio you don&#x27;t broadcast, you transmit.

      1. kanbankaren · 1790031996 · focus · HN ↗

         What is the difference between the two?

         A ham operator might put out 20W of ERP while a radio station operates at 100W though international broadcasters use upto 500 kW.

         1. mesh · 1790032471 · focus · HN ↗

            In the US with an amateur radio license you can have one to one communication (transmit) but not one to many (broadcast).

            1. lacunary · 1790042740 · focus · HN ↗

               hmm, been a minute since I got my ticket, but neither calling CQ nor working a net seem like one to one.

               1. sitzkrieg · 1790051504 · focus · HN ↗

                  the intention is to make a contact, not disseminate one way information. that is broadcasting

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