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by thomashabets211 hours ago |
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upvoteby Levitating9 hours ago|
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All I guess? If you're licensed you should know what you can and can't do.
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upvoteby thomashabets29 hours ago|
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No, amateur radio does not cover ITAR.

Which is why I ask. I'm not a lawyer, but there could be a general dual use ban, but with some other regulation that exempts e.g. UK.

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upvoteby ceejayoz11 hours ago|
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Any that forbid or restrict satellite comms?

Don’t use this in Iran.

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upvoteby thomashabets29 hours ago|
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I'm pretty sure the "country restrictions" are about ITAR, not the destination country regulation.

When the page says "uh… do not use this to build a phased array radar… even though you could. And if you do, then in no way were we involved. Just don't", this is extremely likely to be about ITAR.

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upvoteby ceejayoz4 hours ago|
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> License: Amateur Radio (Technician+) to operate, country restrictions apply.

This implies it's about operating a radio transmitter.

Iran will absolutely frown on that right now, as they've frowned on Starlink. Their internet shutoff indicates "empowering the public to connect across the world" is not really what they want.

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upvoteby mschuster919 hours ago|
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Each country has different regulations for amateur radio bands. In Germany for example, in the bands > 2 GHz maximum power is capped at 75W PEP [1], the US has vastly different limits [2]

[1] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/afuv_2005/anlage_1.html

[2] https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D...

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upvoteby thomashabets29 hours ago|
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I'm sorry, I thought it was very obvious that I was talking about ITAR export controls, not about destination country domestic regulation.

This is a clue from their webpage: "Not intended for radar applications. Core functionality needed for radar not included due to export control restrictions."

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