Questions tagged [radio]
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Can I use audio containing Canadian ATC/broadcast radio transmissions in a YouTube video?
This question was originally posted here, without consensus
I often record my flight training without audio and post some of it to YouTube. I would like to add in audio recording of what I hear and ...
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Laws surrounding publicly (ish) displaying decoded messages received over radio
POCSAG512, POCSAG1200 and POCSAG2400 is the protocol used by pagers to transmit information to one another. The problem I'm seeing here is that it is not encrypted, only encoded, as any broadcast has ...
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Requirements for low-power radio transmitters
I'm trying to build a tiny (roughly non-smart cellphone sized) device which communicates over radio. Ignoring any mistakes during development, in the end it'll probably broadcast over standard ham ...
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What is the amateur FM broadcasting legal limit?
Some stereos can receive a signal just outside the commercial band at either end of 88 and 108. I legally can buy everything I need on eBay to transmit my own personal radio station.
What legal ...
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What constitutes “management” for an amateur radio club?
A group of licensed radio amateurs has joined together to form a club. The club meets monthly, sponsors classes to license new amateurs, hosts an amateur repeater station and operates at public events....
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Legal status of spectrum analyzers in the United Kingdom
What is the legal status of spectrum analyzers in United Kingdom? Is it considered 'interception', despite only analyzing the magnitude of a frequency?
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Is it illegal to listen to Air Traffic Control transmissions in the UK?
According to Is it illegal for Joe Public to listen to ATC in the UK? over on Aviation.SE, although aviation transmissions are broadcast publicly, in the clear, unencrypted; it is illegal to listen to ...
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ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio - deregistration
I am a student and I am going to complete my studies this April and I will go back to India permanently. I live in a shared WG and we are paying the ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice fee from ...
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Can someone consent on behalf of someone else for a call-in radio show?
There's a morning radio show that airs here (and I'm sure there are plenty others that do something similar) that does something like this:
Girlfriend/wife suspects boyfriend/husband is cheating
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Are Drone Intrusion Prevention Systems (Drone IPS) systems illegal?
A drone intrusion prevention product being advertised at RSA Conference this year has piqued my interest, and I'm trying to determine whether it and other drone IPS systems are illegal.
For ...
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Can you download data from satellites which are no longer in use? [closed]
I thought about doing a small educational project to test my skills in communication systems engineering and I saw plenty of videos from people accessing and downloading data from satellites which are ...
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Is it legal to intercept 2.4Ghz communications (wifi 802.11) in the UK?
Is it legal to intercept radio communications in the 2.4Ghz band in the United Kingdom?
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US: Is it legal to jam radio/cell communications if entirely confined to your own private property?
In the US, is it legal to jam radio/cell communications if such jamming is entirely confined to your own private property? And does it matter whether you are in a building or not?
Imagine now that ...
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Can I shield my home from cell phone radiations
Say I live close to a cell phone relay and have measured a radiation level that I deem may be dangerous to me or my children.
Say I build myself a faraday cage/wave screen around my house, ...
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Who regulates wireless radio communication in North America and Europe?
Wireless technologies, such as Wi-Fi, cellular 4G networks and satellite communication are all radio-based under the hood. Meaning that they all send and receive radio signals, inside of regulated ...
