mesa@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNo Ham License? Listen Anyway In Your Browserhackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down13
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minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·3 months 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-down3·3 months agoIt happens all the time?
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoRelative to the prevalence of ham as a hobby
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months 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.
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.