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During pandemic I set up a little automated FM radio station for my block and the surrounding ones. It had a voice-synthesized DJ and a big randomized playlist
by jker 3y ago
During pandemic I set up a little automated FM radio station for my block and the surrounding ones. It had a voice-synthesized DJ and a big randomized playlist of great music. The whole thing ran on an RPi with a little USB FM transmitter. My neighbors - the ones who still owned radios - loved it.
- nonethewiser 3y agoJust to clarify, was this illegal?
- jker 3y agoI don’t think so, the transmitter was under the power limit for amateur FM, and it didn’t overlap any local stations. That was my interpretation of the law as I read it before I built the station, doesn’t make it accurate or authoritative though.
- lelanthran 3y ago> I don’t think so, the transmitter was under the power limit for amateur FM, and it didn’t overlap any local stations. I think the broadcasting of the music without a license[1] might have broken some laws. [1] Unless you only broadcast music/content that was in the public domain, or free for broadcast, or similar license.
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- RF_Enthusiast 3y agoA legal unlicensed FM transmitter could possibly cover a small area as described. If it's line-of-sight on a frequency with no interference and stays at the legal limit of 250 microvolts per meter measured at 3 meters, and there's a good receiver with a good antenna, it's possible.