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• hexdream@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ham radio requires a license. You may be thinking of other services like gmrs . We get the point though.

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  • MrQuallzin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don’t need a license to have the radio or even to use it to listen. Only need a license to transmit.

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    • sniggleboots@europe.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Their point is they can buy the radio and use it do to things they aren’t allowed to, so why aren’t those devices subject to the same restrictions as cell phones

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    • hexdream@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That also depends on where you are located. Some countries are twitchier about citizens having radio equipment than others.

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    • nailingjello@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Correct, but to be fair they did say “to operate” which should be taken as transmitting.

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  • shaggyb@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    …yes.

    I can spend $20 and buy a ham radio.

    I have full control over it.

    I have no license to operate it.

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