Amateurs Warned Not to Use Radios to Commit Crimes
Amateur and personal radio service operators are prohibited from using their transmitters to communicate about criminal activities, the FCC Enforcement Bureau warned. “The Bureau has become aware of discussions on social media platforms suggesting that certain radio services regulated by…
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the Commission may be an alternative to social media platforms for groups to communicate and coordinate future activities,” said Sunday's notice. “The Bureau reminds amateur licensees that they are prohibited from transmitting ‘communications intended to facilitate a criminal act’ or ‘messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning.’”