Doomsday planning for less crazy folk

Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk by webnrrd2k on Sunday August 27, 2017 @03:13PM (#15112194)

I could be wrong, but I thought that you needed a license only to broadcast, and you could own a ham radio and listen without a license. You can certainly buy all sorts or radio gear without a license.

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Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk by uabstraction on Sunday August 27, 2017 @07:35PM (#15113433)

This is correct. You do not need a license to possess any ham equipment - including equipment that is capable of transmitting. All ham communications are explicitly public, and there is nothing wrong with listening in.

You only need a license to transmit.

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