Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@lowpass" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lowpass</span></a></span> well, that's the beauty of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpectrumRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumRegulations</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpectrumEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumEnforcement</span></a>: </p><ul><li>Good regulators will go after illegally powerful transmitters <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113209664221457104" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">just as they do with any other</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpectrumViolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumViolation</span></a>...</li></ul><p>Also CB can get good range out of COTS transcievers ( 80 km easy out of a simple station antenna - 20 km out of a good mobile handset), it is a cheap <em>"long-range"</em> solution given the lack of need for licensing.</p><ul><li>OFC unlike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> there are way higher chances of abusive behaviour <em>in theory</em> but in return it allows for interesting setups that have way lower electromagnetic footprint, like recieve-only DIY pagers running off cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RTLSDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RTLSDR</span></a> chipsets (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RTL2832U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RTL2832U</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/R820T" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>R820T</span></a>-2) that barely consume power...</li></ul><p>But then again it depends on whether or not one values analog radio capabilities or not, and whether or not.one trusts users to setup stuff properly.</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LoRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoRa</span></a> makes it easy by virtue of being a <em>"transparent"</em> solution to the user at the cost of flexibility.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SDR</span></a> transcievers like <a href="https://greatscottgadgets.com/yardstickone/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">the</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YardStickOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YardStickOne</span></a> <a href="https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/one/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">and</a> can be really powerful, the latter one propably even be used for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SCPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCPC</span></a> over SAT with a proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BUC</span></a> &amp; Voltage applied to that (don't forget the power-blocker at the HackRF's input/output ports (!!!), but if someone wants to have a Sub-€100 setup for transmission ans Sub-€50 for recieval, there ain't many as flexible as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AFSK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFSK</span></a>'ing over CB Radio even at the expense of efficiency.</p></li><li><p>Also one doesn't end up with a ton of basically <em>"unsalvageable"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eWaste</span></a> if one gives up on said project or has to scrap it for whatever reason, and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/reusing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reusing</span></a> is always better than buying new if feasible...</p></li></ul>