[temp12192021]

Wonder if - lacking an order top stop from the FCC - I could occupy a frequency and ultimately claim squatters rights or adverse posession on the frequency if someone eventually licenses it.

[technothrasher]

Adverse possession traces its roots back to the Homestead Act of 1862. I'm not sure how exactly you'd claim you were making a residence out of a radio frequency.

[kragen]

adverse possession is quite a bit older than 01862, kid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usucapio

[Spooky23]

No. The airwaves belong to the public, as licensed by the FCC. You don’t have any squatters rights to the airwaves.

[s1artibartfast]

I'm not talking about durable squatters right. More akin swimming in the ocean or hiking a cross a field

[Spooky23]

The FCC hasn’t historically supported that. One of the early FM pioneers was ruined when Sarnoff lobbied to allocate his frequencies for another purpose, for example.

[jacquesm]

The spectrum is pretty much regulated all the way up to microwave bands and beyond.

[shagie]

You can get a poster of the radio spectrum for a very reasonable price (shipping included!) at https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/united-states-frequency-a... (it's currently backordered).