Get a cheap Beofeng with Tri-Band that does 1.5, 4, and 8 Watts if you can track one down, they are getting harder to find.
Never ever broadcast with a 4 or 8 watt frequency unless you are in a legit emergency or until you actually know what you are doing and have a license.
It is very easy to triangulate these things and it is a felony to transmit on some bands and frequencies so keep that in mind if you do not have a radio license and the competency to use it properly. THe tri-band allows for channel monitoring and receive mod only among other useful features.
It is worth buying the programing cable so you can hook it up to your computer and block out ranges that may get you in trouble if you were to accidently transmit.
Have fun.
I know I'm beating a dead horse but how the fuck is transmitting radio content a God damn felony? It seems absolutely insane
The radio spectrum is allocated by the FCC, and they certainly do enforce it. They will triangulate your ass and then legally rape you with the book if they suspect illegal transmission is happening.
Licensed operators will have no sympathy for an illegal transmitter, and it has to be this way.
Imagine if the radio spectrum was an unregulated free-for-all. Your neighbor could just decide he doesn't want you or anyone near him rx'ing or tx'ing, so he broadcasts jamming signals all day long. Turn on the AM or FM radio in your car, distorted gibberish on every station from so many transmitters operating all trying to overpower each other. Your cell phone won't work, people fighting for dominance on those bands, too. Police and firefighters might have to use smoke signals instead, nobody could get a word through on the radio. Radio would be practically useless if not regulated the way it is.
Ok I think I made the wrong point... let's say I do every thing right and can broad cast and I start naming the jew? Will the fcc crack down on me then
This tech was once cutting edge and there is still advancements being made... even today with ultra low and ultra high frequency data transmissions.
This is a good primer to get you started in understanding how things got to where they are today with the laws around RF.
https://www.scribd.com/document/349000512/A-Brief-History-of-Communications-pdf
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