Nope, it specifically uses free frequencies. The same ones that are used by RC hobbyists and RF based remotes
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janNatan@lemmy.ml 20 hours agoI’m fairly certain that this requires a Ham radio operator’s license (in the USA at least). It uses frequencies that are regulated.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
paequ2@lemmy.today 20 hours ago
I don’t actually own a Meshtastic device… but I did blow off work to do a little browsing and found this:
Meshtastic does not require any license and is open for anyone to use.
Meshtastic does not require a HAM radio license to operate
don’t need an amateur radio license for the low-power bands used by Meshtastic
rumba@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
No US license required ISM band 915mhz < 1w
JackbyDev@programming.dev 17 hours ago
Licensed amateur radio operator here in the US. Meshtastic does not require an amateur radio license.