Timeline for Is ham the only non-criminal/civil broadcasting a person can do that doesn't own a shortwave radio station?
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| Jan 11 at 19:41 | history | edited | webmarc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 20, 2018 at 14:48 | comment | added | johnny | They have it in USA but they haven't opened it up since 2013. I know a guy that has a station, but there aren't many around. | |
| Sep 14, 2018 at 9:01 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackHam/status/1040525955528314880 | ||
| Sep 10, 2018 at 20:21 | comment | added | Marcus Müller | But if you don't want to do a broadcast, then amateur radio is certainly the right way to go :) Find your niche! Many find voice communication exciting, but others find least-power communication around the globe interesting (keywords: WSPR, FT8), others want to at least have the proof that their signal bounced off the moon and back (even if they can't realistically communicate over that channel). There's so many opportunities to just go and have fun! | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 14:15 | comment | added | johnny | I was interested in broadcasting until I saw all the costs and laws. I have since considered HAM and GMRS (with repeaters). | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 14:10 | comment | added | Marcus Müller | Can you answer both my questions, please? | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 14:01 | comment | added | johnny | @MarcusMüller I don't know. I find shortwave fascinating. Maybe it is nostalgic. | |
| Sep 9, 2018 at 22:02 | comment | added | Marcus Müller | @johnny so, you're actually interested in two-way communication (like a walkie-talkie), rather than broadcasting (like a news station)? If so, why specifically shortwave? | |
| Sep 7, 2018 at 15:03 | comment | added | johnny | @rclocher3 Yes. To me it was all the same until y'all cleared it up. Thanks. | |
| Sep 7, 2018 at 15:03 | vote | accept | johnny | ||
| Sep 7, 2018 at 7:51 | history | edited | Glenn W9IQ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 7, 2018 at 7:45 | answer | added | Marcus Müller | timeline score: 4 | |
| Sep 6, 2018 at 23:02 | comment | added | rclocher3 | Are you confusing broadcasting with transmitting? Broadcasting means transmitting with the goal of reaching people who are only receiving and not communicating by transmitting back. Transmitting on parts of the shortwave bands is legal with an amateur radio license, but broadcasting isn't. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 at 22:30 | answer | added | natevw - AF7TB | timeline score: 9 | |
| Sep 6, 2018 at 22:02 | answer | added | Marcus Müller | timeline score: 7 | |
| Sep 6, 2018 at 21:58 | history | edited | Marcus Müller |
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| Sep 6, 2018 at 21:57 | history | edited | johnny | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 6, 2018 at 21:34 | comment | added | Duston | First of all you didn't specify where you are so my answer is based on the laws in the US. Ham radio (which yes, is the same as amateur radio) is not broadcasting, it's communication. Unless the information is of general interest to the ham radio community, or a call soliciting a contact, what you put out over the air has to be directed at someone. You might reformulate your question to clarify what it is you're asking. | |
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| Sep 6, 2018 at 21:18 | history | asked | johnny | CC BY-SA 4.0 |