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Pirate Radio/Microbroadcasting?

Jan 14, 2006 22:26

I'm working on a background for a character and have run into a bit of a stumbling block. Then I remembered little_detailsI've been trying to figure this out with Wikipedia, some websites dedicated to pirate radio, and the FCC site, but it's not giving me a whole lot to go on, so I thought I might ask here ( Read more... )

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birdzilla January 15 2006, 04:03:50 UTC

While I'm not an expert, I happen to have a ham radio operator on hand, so this is what my dad says ( ... )

unlovablehands January 15 2006, 04:06:23 UTC

Thank you so much. This was incredibly helpful!

full4zaccordion January 15 2006, 05:56:20 UTC

Also, if you are operating a pirate radio station, reps from the FCC will literally show up at your door and tell you to shut it down, and, yes, they will take your equipment. A couple years ago, there was a freshman at my university who wasn't aware that one needed a license to broadcast over the airwaves and he started broadcasting his own radio station out of his apartment. The FCC showed up and took all his equipment. I don't think he went to jail, though. I think in that case, they just fined him and told him not to do it again.

unlovablehands January 15 2006, 05:59:20 UTC

Do you know about how long he was doing it before the FCC reps showed up?

Realistically... drdeadringer January 15 2006, 13:58:10 UTC

I think that pirate radio guys should take over the PHAROS project in England, thereby trumping the FCC into oblivian.

Or just campaign for changing the FCC, since broadcasting over satellite is... not easy for Joe Shmo at the moment.

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