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"I would not suggest doing this unless you are a licensed ham of general or better." Why? Is being licensed required for this?
by coffee 16y ago
"I would not suggest doing this unless you are a licensed ham of general or better." Why? Is being licensed required for this?
- makmanalp 16y agoa) The FCC love to exert their dominance over everyone and it's illegal to use a radio channel without permission / licensing. b) You would be being an ass to hams who are trying to use the channel to communicate amongst themselves but now it's filled with ununderstandable garbage.
- a-priori 16y agoYes, the 30m band is allocated to amateur radio operators by the ITU, and this is enforced by the authorities in each member country (e.g. Industry Canada in Canada, or the FCC in the US). In practice, especially on bands this low, it's mostly unenforceable. Just don't be a jerk: keep your power low, your bandwidth small, and make sure no one is using the channel before you smear your transmission all over it.