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unlovablehands in little_details

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... )

~radio, usa: government (misc)

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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?

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