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Ham radio is not pirate radio. Ham radio refers to government licensed amateurs (amateur simply meaning not paid) communicating on frequencies they are explicit
by dghlsakjg 2y ago
Ham radio is not pirate radio. Ham radio refers to government licensed amateurs (amateur simply meaning not paid) communicating on frequencies they are explicitly allowed to use. Hams very much don’t tolerate pirate radio.
Pirate radio is unlicensed use of radio frequencies, sometimes commercial, sometimes political, sometimes amateur.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoI have an amateur extra license and think pirate radio is awesome. It is a rich, important, culturally & politically influential tradition in its own right.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoMe too (well my ham ticket is expired), but my point is that ham and pirate radio are very different things. And even if you think its cool, I really doubt if your would tolerate a pirate stepping on your local repeater frequency.