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Are Baofeng radios illegal in the US?
After having acquired a Baofeng, 5 days later, I found out that it is illegal. For the people who say my question is a duplicate and downvoted my question: I know about this question being the same as ...
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Are there any stations other than W1AW that fall under 47 CFR 97.113(a)(3)(iv)?
47 CFR 97.113(a)(3) normally prohibits amateurs from transmitting
[c]ommunications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an ...
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3rd party rules
Why are there 3rd party rules?
http://arrl.org/third-party-operating-agreements lists the countries we are allowed to pass 3rd party messages from.
The fcc regulations specifically state that 3rd ...
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Is it legal to practice using a one-time pad?
Imagine two people want to practice the procedure for sending and receiving messages over amateur radio that are encrypted using a one-time pad. Here’s what doing this for real would look like:
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Kosher to setup a D-Star (or DV) repeater on 10m?
Equipment availability and other logistics aside, is it kosher in the US to fire up a D-Star (or other digital voice) repeater in the appropriate portion of 10m? I haven't been able to find any ...
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Operating on the US-Canada Border
How would one identify if one were operating from a location directly on the US/Canada border? Wxxxx/VEx or Wxxxx?
How about POTA? If I were to operate a POTA twofer on the boundary at the border of ...
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Could a non-licensee transmit to a licensed person remotely, if the licensed person ensures they follow laws?
Let's suppose that Person A, who does not have a license, would like to contact Person B, who is licensed, over an amateur radio frequency. I know that under certain circumstances, Person A would be ...
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How do equipment manufacturers test equipment? [duplicate]
How do manufacturers of ham radio equipment test the devices they sell without violating laws against commercial use of ham radio frequencies?
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Is there any legal recourse against unauthorized usage of a private repeater in the USA?
Can the FCC revoke an amateur license for unwelcomed use of another amateur's private/closed repeater system?
It's clear that private repeaters are allowed, per 47 CFR 97.205(e):
Limiting the use of ...
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Would repeated non-interfering kerchunking with ID within ten minutes be illegal or just annoying?
I'm not going to do this. I'm just curious whether it's legal or not.
Suppose there's a net at 8:00 on a repeater. There is no traffic prior to the net. Is it legal to repeatedly kerchunk the repeater ...
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Is it legal to make transmissions to one's own auto-confirming radio with the intent that a non-licensed person read the messages?
Is this scenario legal?
John, K1ABC, sends this message from a portable QTH: K1ABC-1 DE K1ABC-2 On the way home DE K1ABC/P
John's home radio automatically responds ...
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UHF 70cm unlicensed use
We are farmers with (edit) 25-40w radios mostly old Kenwoods and Motorolas in all of our tractors and vehicles. I'm not exactly sure what frequency we have but the man who programmed them set them up ...
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What is the maximum height I can go above the roof of my house
I have a new 5/8 wave Antenna with 3 radials. It's just over 22 feet high, the mast-pole is 30 foot long and will be mounted on the side of my house question is, what is the maximum "legal" ...
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What replaces the first class radio license?
Several electricians here were hired partly because they had amateur radio licenses and one of them had a 'First Class Radiotelephone' license. It'd be nice to get that credential but it's no longer ...
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Multiplayer game over ham radio digital link?
Would it be legal to play a multiplayer video game over a ham radio link? Both players are hams, and their call signs will be transmitted in the link.
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Putting up a tower on my residential property
I live in upstate South Carolina.
I contacted the city and the person who answered the phone call said it would be a new structure and can't be higher the the house on the property.
I looked at the ...
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Would a transmitter similar to "The Thing" be legal on ham bands in the US?
The Thing was a listening device used by the Soviet Union to eavesdrop on US government officials. It was basically an AM transmitter if I understand correctly, but it required another transmitter on ...
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Can someone without privileges on a band operate FT8 on it using the callsign of a ham who does and is present?
I have an Extra license. Is it legal for my dad (who has a Technician license) or my mom (who is not licensed) to operate FT8 on 20 meters using my call sign, if I am physically present at the control ...
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Why is there a repeater on 146.46? Isn't that a simplex frequency?
I have a commercial GE Phoenix transceiver that I sent out to be programmed on 146.460 but have been informed by a club that my transmissions are interfering with their repeater that has a 146.460 ...
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Can you base64 encode or compress ham transmissions [US]?
(a) No amateur station shall transmit: <...> Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this section;
communications intended to facilitate a criminal act; ...
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Can users ID for a repeater?
If a typical Amateur Radio repeater's ID'er goes down, can the users of that repeater ID on behalf of that repeater? IE,"this is Blah Blah Blah on the Blah Blah Blah repeater". Maybe I'm ...
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When was the FCC Part 97 requirement for a time-out timer removed from repeaters under automatic control? Or, am I just nuts?
I've been remiss in keeping up with the changes in Part 97, especially in the area of repeater stations. A recent discussion about changing the time-out timer's period had me scurrying to the CFR, and ...
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What are the limitations of the 6.765 - 6.975 MHz ISM band in the United States? [closed]
There is a region of the lower 43 meter band designated for ISM use in the United States by the FCC starting at 6.765 MHz and ending at 6.975 MHz. Both "FIXED" and "MOBILE" usage ...
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Can we use UHF/VHF ham bands for search and rescue missions?
Suppose that several licensed amateurs are part of a volunteer search and rescue team. The team is normally licensed and carries equipment to communicate on a variety of public safety bands in VHF/UHF ...
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programming Pofung UV-82
As an alternative to the higher priced Motorola portables we use at our volunteer fire department, individuals have purchased several Bao Feng UV-82HP units to carry to monitor dispatch and fire ...
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Is the mode on the band plan chart mandatory?
In the ARRL band plan found here in the bands where we are permitted to transmit, is the specified mode always mandatory? If I get caught making a silly mistake by the FCC transmitting on the wrong ...
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What are the unintentional radiation limits in U.S. HF bands?
What are the radiation limits in U.S. HF bands in terms, not in terms of uV/M, but in dBm or uV levels transmitted though an HF dipole antenna? I assume that if the antenna is connected to a receiver ...
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Store and forward system like voicemail for hams
I want to be able to get in touch with hams in my area when we are not both on air at the same time, but are close enough to each other for VHF communication. I want to be able to use my radio to call ...
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Is A7RW a legal call sign?
I've seen a reference to the callsign A7RW. I can't find it in the FCC database or by searching the ARRL. Is it a legitimate US callsign?
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Why are proprietary codecs used in amateur radio?
This may be slightly off topic (maybe there's a Legal Stack Exchange :-D), but how is it that codecs like Yaesu's C4FM are allowed to be proprietary while still being used on Amateur bands? At the ...
