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#spectrumregulations

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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@xssfox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xssfox</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@SnoopJ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SnoopJ</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@pjf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pjf</span></a></span> In <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BNetzA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BNetzA</span></a></span> ain't gonna do anything unless someone actually violates <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpectrumRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumRegulations</span></a> and gets caught.</p><ul><li>They do seize interference-causing hardware tho and do issue hefty fines, so people here rarely violate regulations (aside from the common idiots that run their wifi on illegal bands outdoors, but that's again people refusing to follow the warnings in the manual...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a> OFC - Obey the spectrum allocations!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> yeah, the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> seems to not.give shite unless one violates <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpectrumRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumRegulations</span></a> to the point they get serious complaints...</p>
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>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FriendlyReminder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriendlyReminder</span></a> to obey <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpectrumRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumRegulations</span></a> with your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LoRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoRa</span></a> devices...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40llxjrIG3w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=40llxjrIG3</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p><p>Cuz <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BNetzA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BNetzA</span></a></span> will give you an expensive <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bonk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bonk</span></a>"</em> if you use 902-928MHz / 915 MHz band equipment in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>... <br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISM_radio_band" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISM_radi</span><span class="invisible">o_band</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@Astromeg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Astromeg</span></a></span> I hope <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BNetzA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BNetzA</span></a></span> enforces the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Effelsberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Effelsberg</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpectrumRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumRegulations</span></a> against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> under threat of revoking their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telco</span></a> license!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@E_Nonymouse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>E_Nonymouse</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@tedivm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tedivm</span></a></span> at leadt from what I know.</p><p>OFC that's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a> and you should.always adhere to the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpectrumRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpectrumRegulations</span></a> of your juristiction...</p>
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