That depends. Shortwave radios can reach a long distance on little power. AM requires more, but can also go quite some distance. So, there are certain limits that if you go over them you have to have a license because of the chance of going farther than your local municipality. I believe for FM radios it is 100W (which is 100x the strength of what your local wireless router is allowed to get up to). > You make some good points. It does make sense to have one standard > for the nation instead of 50 for radio, tv, cell phones, etc. I do > have to wonder why the FCC should have any involvement in a radio > station whose signal does not reach beyond Arizona. If someone wants > to establish a radio station in Ajo and only cover Ajo, why should > they have to get permission from some bureaucrat in Washington? > > On 02/16/2013 11:25 PM, Kevin Brown wrote: >> While it has been used wrongly in some ways, that doesn't mean your >> interpretation is correct. In fact it makes no mention excluding the >> rights solely to taxation/tariffs. In the case of something like >> Radio waves that don't pay attention to political borders, it makes >> sense for them to be regulated at the Federal level rather than the >> State. Unless, you'd rather have to find a router for your network >> that only worked in AZ... >>> >>> Commerce clause has been false interpreted to extend Federal >>> authority. It was put in place to ensure there were no trade >>> tariffs between states. Not to regulate commerce as large. >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> Keith Smith >>> >>> --- On *Sat, 2/16/13, Kevin Brown //* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Kevin Brown >>> Subject: Re: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your >>> Cellphone >>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >>> Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 2:07 PM >>> >>> The FCC exists under the Commerce clause of the US Constitution. >>> > Are cellular phones one of the numerated power of the Federal >>> Government? >>> > >>> > >>> > ------------------------ >>> > Keith Smith >>> > >>> > --- On *Sat, 2/16/13, ChasM Marshall />> >/* wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > From: ChasM Marshall >> > >>> > Subject: RE: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your >>> > Cellphone >>> > To: "plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> " >>> > >> > >>> > Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 1:42 PM >>> > >>> > What am I doing? >>> > Well, I've NEVER bought a cell phone. Carriers don't appear >>> to be >>> > regulated. >>> > I've waited half my life just to see "Do Not Call" enforced at a >>> > Federal level. >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:02:51 -0700 >>> > To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> > From: l.tuttle@cox.net >>> > Subject: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your >>> Cellphone >>> > >>> > Yes, I agree. The question is, "What are you doing about >>> it?" An >>> > inch at a time..... >>> > >>> > At 11:00 AM 1/26/2013, Derek Trotter wrote: >>> > >>> > I can't argue Keith. This is no longer a free country. >>> It's >>> > not even a republic. It's a bureaucracy. People who are >>> > unelected and unaccountable to the people are now making the >>> > laws and changing them anytime they feel like it. >>> > >>> > On 01/26/2013 08:28 AM, keith smith wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > I know some of you do not agree with my limited >>> government >>> > position, however this is what a run away government >>> > does. We pay for our phones with those two year >>> > contracts. Our rates would be lower if they did not >>> > "subsidize" our phones. These phones are our property. >>> > >>> > Hold onto your seat. This is just an example of how >>> a run >>> > away government is going to treat it's people. >>> > >>> > This is not freedom, this is bondage. >>> > >>> > Th article says in part: >>> > >>> > The worst-case scenario for an individual or civil >>> offense >>> > could be as much as a $2,500 fine. As for those planning >>> > to profit off of the act or a criminal offense -- >>> such as >>> > a cellphone reseller -- the fine could be as high as >>> > $500,000 and include prison time. >>> > >>> > >>> http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/now-illegal-unlock-cellphone/story?id=18319518 >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ------------------------ >>> > Keith Smith >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> > >>> > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> >> > >>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >>> settings: >>> > >>> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the >>> obituaries page, and >>> > if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." >>> > >>> > Patrick >>> > Moore >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss >>> > mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, >>> > unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> > >>> > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> > >> > >>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss