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Comment by _whiteCaps_

4 hours ago

Going to be super pedantic here - in ham radio you don't broadcast, you transmit.

What is the difference between the two?

A ham operator might put out 20W of ERP while a radio station operates at 100W though international broadcasters use upto 500 kW.

  • In the US with an amateur radio license you can have one to one communication (transmit) but not one to many (broadcast).

Yes! Broadcasting is prohibited!

(and this all reminded I need to renew my license which I haven't used in about 8 years! Looks like I also need a refresher!)