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RTL-SDR is a TV tuner, not a sound card. You could build a radio that transmits on FRS frequencies, but it would be illegal unless you submitted a radio to the
by Stratoscope 6y ago
RTL-SDR is a TV tuner, not a sound card.
You could build a radio that transmits on FRS frequencies, but it would be illegal unless you submitted a radio to the FCC and received type approval. FRS radios must be type approved, limited power, and with non-removable antennas.
I think GMRS radios must also be type approved, but they can have removable antennas. You need a GMRS license to operate one legally. FRS does not require a license.
"...breaking in on the Chik Fil A drive-thru attendant..." Seriously? Come on.
Other than those nits, you do have a lot of good information in your comment, so thank you for that!
- facedeoderant 6y agoYep, you are right. Apologies for the misinformation there - I had misremembered. Good to know about FRS and GMRS. Those things just underscore how really limited experimental transmission privileges are without a ham license. About the Chik-Fil-A thing, that was a silly way to say that even if you do transmit on FRS or GMRS, it's not like there's a community of other experimenters making it fun to do so.