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What radio regulations apply in International waters?

What regulations apply to radio operations in International waters? How far offshore does one need to be? Does the answer change between registered commercial vessels and home-made rafts or canoes?
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Do people really do GMRS liscenses

Sometimes on my Chinese uhf/vhf amateur transceiver, which goes all the way to 520 megahertz, i listen to GMRS/FRS/MURS frequencies. I always hear little kids messing around in the neighborhood on GMRS. Does the FCC really care about this? And what…
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Safeguards against cross-border abuse?

I live in a country that falls under ITU region three and recently joined my national amateur radio association. I learned that the frequencies for the repeaters run by the association were kept secret because they'd been facing cross-border abuse…
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Can I use any frequency In a faraday cage?

Let's say my entire house is 5 stories underground with a lead nuclear sheild and no radio waves get out. Given that no interference will be made, am I allowed to transmit on any frequency (not only ham band) in the faraday cage house? I guess a…
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Where can I find the official rules for Amateur Radio usage in Sweden

A number of years ago I was very much into Ham Radio in Canada. I have now moved to Sweden and am thinking about getting back into it again. I can not find any clear set of rules as to how Sweden handles Ham Radio. Any help would be much…
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Why are European sold radios frequency-restricted, if it's the operator that's licensed?

E.g. in the UK the allowed 70cm band is just 430-440MHz. In the US it seems like it's 420-450MHz. Why are most HTs restricted in frequency according to where they're sold? It doesn't seem illegal to own one (hell, you can build one). Sellers openly…
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Clarification: What are Fixed and Mobile services intended for in frequency allocation documentation?

Question Does a band allocation to "Amateur", "Fixed", and "Mobile" mean that it's for amateur radio use by fixed and mobile services, or does it mean that all these services are separate but equal? If it is the latter case, what kind of services…
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Call dialer sound on start/end of transmission?

I have a friend who has a HAM license and a ham radio, and when he first pushes the button to talk, I hear a "call dialer" sound. It sound like someone is dialing a phone number in. The tone starts in the beginning of the broadcast, it sounds a…
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