[jm4]

You would be breaking numerous laws, your transmitters would be removed quickly, you would be out thousands of dollars in equipment, and no one would be on your network anyway. You would almost certainly go to jail if you tried this.

[singingtoday]

Have you ever actually read all the laws? It's functionally impossible to survive without breaking laws.

[jm4]

There’s a difference between violating a dozen obscure laws on a daily basis that never get enforced and operating an unlicensed radio broadcast. See what happens if you try it. The FCC does not mess around.

[post-it]

Not that quickly. Tracking down a low-power transmitter in an urban core is technically feasible but a lot of work. Police don't like doing work.

[copperx]

The police? Wouldn't that be the FCC?

[Bender]

Yes the FCC. Here [1] were their recent enforcement actions in April 2026 and in May 2026 [2].

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeMjMlHpus8

[2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFutq5wyYcI

[pocksuppet]

This one happens quickly.