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   Slim Jim (j@annihilation.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 02:57:27 JST Slim Jim

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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 02:58:09 JST pistolero

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     @j SSTV mentioned! :cereal:
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     Slim Jim (j@annihilation.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 05:17:18 JST Slim Jim

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     @p i'm thinking about getting my ham license just so I can broadcast memes over SSTV.
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 05:26:06 JST pistolero

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     @j :over9000::pepesmug::ddr_r::teamup:
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     Slim Jim (j@annihilation.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 12:49:42 JST Slim Jim

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     @p now there's an idea.
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 12:50:03 JST pistolero

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     @j It's a great way to make a friend!
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     Slim Jim (j@annihilation.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 13:57:30 JST Slim Jim

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     @p nothing stopping me from transmitting at 1000w on 40m
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-May-2026 13:58:11 JST pistolero

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     @j Think of how many :teamup:!
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     MathIIIX (3t@annihilation.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jun-2026 07:26:37 JST MathIIIX

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     @j @p haha is there a license to obtain for ham radio?
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Monday, 01-Jun-2026 07:33:17 JST pistolero

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     @3T @j Yeah. Some frequencies you can't transmit on unless you pass a test and some frequencies are restricted by mode (vox, Morse code, or digital modes) and then some by transmission power. A lot of it is like, basic safety stuff about duty cycles and making sure you know how to not fry yourself with a microwave antenna and then some of it is physics/EE questions, there are three levels. Rule of thumb is that if you keep it under 1W, no one will hassle you for transmitting anything anywhere, but a lot of it is nerd shit that, like, you've got to know some really nerdy shit before you even know how to fuck it up and really unless you're a serious nuisance on frequencies the government cares about, no one will hassle you for *anything*. Even if they *want* to hassle you, it's real hard to catch someone doing something.
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     Slim Jim (j@annihilation.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jun-2026 15:04:02 JST Slim Jim

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     @3T @p yes
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     MathIIIX (3t@annihilation.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jun-2026 11:27:15 JST MathIIIX

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     @j @p I thought only for professional radio there's a need for such an exam. Why it's called amateur radio if you need a license?
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jun-2026 11:27:47 JST pistolero

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     @3T @j
     
     > Why it's called amateur radio if you need a license?
     
     "Amateur" as in "non-commercial".
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Thursday, 04-Jun-2026 02:25:40 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @p @3T @j In a way it's like how for low-speed vehicles there's usually no need for any license or even road certification, but beyond certains points it needs to be road legal and to have a driver license.
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 04-Jun-2026 02:27:50 JST pistolero

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     @lanodan @3T @j Yeah, like, it is possible to fuck up the entire spectrum. And obviously, like, in the US no one really cares what you transmit and how as long as you're not being a nuisance; it's only really "technically" illegal.