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Yeah, but I think the difference is DIY is not selling the radios. I had a DJ-580T 25 years ago that I modded for out of band transmission. That is legal for
by madengr 8y ago
Yeah, but I think the difference is DIY is not selling the radios. I had a DJ-580T 25 years ago that I modded for out of band transmission. That is legal for personal use, but I can’t sell those.
Same with scanners that access the old AMPS band. You can modify it, but you can’t buy a modded radio.
Ah, the good old days of getting radio mods via BBS.
Now if it’s “test equipment” it’s the Wild West. All my SDRs can transmit to 6 GHz, but it’s not something for consumer use. Hope it stays that way.
- lima 8y agoNot sure why you got downvoted? IMO, it would be reasonable to ban these mass-market ham radio transceivers like the ones mentioned in the article (Switzerland banned most of them). 99% of the people buying them aren't ham radio operators, and their output filters are so bad that you need to mod them to make them acceptable. > Now if it’s “test equipment” it’s the Wild West. All my SDRs can transmit to 6 GHz, but it’s not something for consumer use. Hope it stays that way. That's how it was with model airplanes, before the big drone hype happened - there was a small community of experienced people who would play by the rules and police themselves.
- Lucky225 8y agoThe problem is the 'ban' bans ANY radio that is simply CAPABLE of transmitting outside the ham bands, not just the baofengs.