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No Ham License? Listen Anyway In Your Browser (hackaday.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It happens all the time?

[–] aBundleOfFerrets 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Relative to the prevalence of ham as a hobby

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

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.