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[-] janNatan@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

I'm fairly certain that this requires a Ham radio operator's license (in the USA at least). It uses frequencies that are regulated.

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

Nope, it specifically uses free frequencies. The same ones that are used by RC hobbyists and RF based remotes

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 22 points 4 months ago

Licensed amateur radio operator here in the US. Meshtastic does not require an amateur radio license.

[-] paequ2@lemmy.today 19 points 4 months ago

I don't actually own a Meshtastic device... but I did blow off work to do a little browsing and found this:

Meshtastic does not require any license and is open for anyone to use.

Meshtastic does not require a HAM radio license to operate

don’t need an amateur radio license for the low-power bands used by Meshtastic

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago

No US license required ISM band 915mhz < 1w

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