FCC will vote on plan to remove outdated amateur radio technical restrictions

Re:FCC will vote on plan to remove outdated amateur radio te... by skullone on Saturday October 28, 2023 @04:35PM (#38053132)

I don't think scammers will be listening in on shortwave to grab names or an address during an emergency :p

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Re:FCC will vote on plan to remove outdated amateur radio te... by baz00 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @04:39PM (#38053164)

Have you been to a hamfest recently? Do you want half the participants getting your details?

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Re:FCC will vote on plan to remove outdated amateur radio te... by piperswe on Saturday October 28, 2023 @11:30PM (#38055619)

If you put your address on your license application, then they have your details if they have your callsign.

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Re:FCC will vote on plan to remove outdated amateur radio te... by vorpalhex on Saturday October 28, 2023 @05:03PM (#38053348)

Security through obscurity is no security at all. SDRs that will record everything across a nice swath of frequency are $20.

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Re:FCC will vote on plan to remove outdated amateur radio te... by Forgotthepass8 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @05:09PM (#38053402)

+those fantastic websdr sites will have it captured

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