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The Baofeng UV-5R is a popular beginner amateur radio HT in the US. However, the FCC cited the Houston, Texas based importer Amcrest Industries which owns and operates Baofeng radio US for illegally marketing the UV-5R, "capable of operating outside the scope of its equipment authorization", the FCC Citation said, which is outside of its Part ...
[24] [25] [26] Introduced in the year 2000, the radio was known for its "all-in-one" functionality. It can transmit on all amateur radio bands between 160 meters and 70 centimeters, with the exception of the 1.25 meters band, and the "X" model also has built-in 23 centimeters band capability option. Kenwood discontinued production of the TS ...
Legal broadcast methods may include ISM bands, used legally at low power to broadcast for personal use, a video sender, used to distribute video (sometimes wireless security cameras) within a home or small business, or FM transmitters, used to transmit satellite radio or digital media players to stereo systems which have no wired input (i.e ...
Each offense of selling or using an illegal radio jamming device carries a fine of over $100,000, the FCC said.
Pirate radio is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license, whether an invalid license or no license at all. [1] In some cases, radio stations are considered legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are received—especially when the signals cross a national boundary.
Marine radio was the first commercial application of radio technology, allowing ships to keep in touch with shore and other ships, and send out a distress call for rescue in case of emergency. Guglielmo Marconi invented radio communication in the 1890s, and the Marconi Company installed wireless telegraphy stations on ships beginning around 1900.
Robert McDowell, a former FCC commissioner, said any device that jams radio frequencies is illegal per se unless an authorized federal agency is the one using it.
1911: A radio division was established by the Department of Commerce to govern the Radio Act of 1910. [1] 1912: Congress passed the "Marine Act" to regulate communications. This was the first general US law to oversee the use of radio transmissions. [1] 1927: The Federal Radio Act formed the Federal Radio Commission. [1]