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minus-squareNineMileTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·6 days agoI have a handheld ham. The baofeng ones with no license. Come to get me FCC When I use them to communicate, I use FRS frequencies, which are still not legal technically, but no one will even know.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoDon’t fuck around with the FCC, it stands for Fucking Consequences, Cunt!
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·6 days agoTbh, I can’t condone that as a ham myself. And yes, you can be caught. It happens all the time and fines are hefty. The basic ham license (called “Technician”) is very easy and cheap. Just get one.
minus-squareNineMileTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·6 days agoIt happens all the time?
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·6 days agoRelative to the prevalence of ham as a hobby
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 days agoYes. It is not uncommon. Also, the license gives one some knowledge about what one is actually doing with the transceiver. Without that it isn’t really a hobby anyway. It just becomes an illegal walkie talkie.
minus-squarethedeadwalking4242@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoHams are self policing and if you cause issues and aren’t using proper protocols may try to pinpoint your location
minus-squareNineMileTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoI use FRS, there’s no way anyone would report me. They are not overpowered. No one listening would assume they are anything but Amazon walkie talkies. I got them for ship to shore, which is not illegal. Also, it’s not illegal to listen. Which from what I hear, is nothing.
I have a handheld ham. The baofeng ones with no license. Come to get me FCC
When I use them to communicate, I use FRS frequencies, which are still not legal technically, but no one will even know.
Don’t fuck around with the FCC, it stands for Fucking Consequences, Cunt!
Tbh, I can’t condone that as a ham myself. And yes, you can be caught. It happens all the time and fines are hefty.
The basic ham license (called “Technician”) is very easy and cheap. Just get one.
It happens all the time?
Relative to the prevalence of ham as a hobby
Yes. It is not uncommon.
Also, the license gives one some knowledge about what one is actually doing with the transceiver. Without that it isn’t really a hobby anyway. It just becomes an illegal walkie talkie.
Hams are self policing and if you cause issues and aren’t using proper protocols may try to pinpoint your location
I use FRS, there’s no way anyone would report me. They are not overpowered. No one listening would assume they are anything but Amazon walkie talkies.
I got them for ship to shore, which is not illegal. Also, it’s not illegal to listen. Which from what I hear, is nothing.