The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture

Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by bitfilped on Sunday July 28, 2024 @06:26PM (#41096445)

Anyone can listen on a ham radio, you need a license to broadcast. FRS, CB and MURS are the unlicensed options in the US to my knowledge.

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Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by tkuraku on Sunday July 28, 2024 @08:25PM (#41097062)

That's true, but anyone can get a license.

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Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by kragen on Sunday July 28, 2024 @08:56PM (#41097176)

broadcasting is not permitted on ham bands in the us. i suspect you might have meant that you need a license to transmit

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Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by vitaflo on Monday July 29, 2024 @01:14PM (#41101986)

Can always spot a non-ham by use of the word "broadcast". It's a dead giveaway.

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Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by kragen on Monday July 29, 2024 @02:44PM (#41102680)

i'm a non-ham actually, but i'm also a shibboleth specialist

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Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by bitfilped on Sunday August 04, 2024 @06:43PM (#41156797)

Or some people just don't care about minor language semantics, radios are never truthfully point to point. Anyone in range can hear them.

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Re:The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture by bitfilped on Sunday August 04, 2024 @06:56PM (#41156878)

Lock me up and take away my license...

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