Comment on For those who do public service, do you use a dedicated dual band VHF/UHF radio, or the same all-band, all-mode radio you use for other activities like POTA?

vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I’m guessing that the answer depends on several factors. Also, I’m not a lawyer and don’t pretend to be one on the Internet.

Generally speaking, an amateur radio transceiver is illegal to use on anything other than amateur frequencies, unless in the midst of an emergency.

Purpose built radios can in some jurisdictions legally be modified to operate on amateur frequencies and in some cases might still be legal to operate on their original frequencies.

With software defined radio this distinction is often moot, but the law hasn’t caught up.

In general, it’s simplest to keep amateur and public service activities separate.

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