SharkRF m1Ke Digital Radio - No Hotspot

[@GlenBarney]

Here's my question: What prevents a non-licensed individual from using this, legally, to connect to all of the various DMR/DSTAR/YSF rooms and talk? What law would they be breaking by doing this? If there's absolutely no RF involved, I'm not sure that would be illegal, and if it's not illegal, what's to stop this device from opening all of these services to anyone whether they have a license or not? Even PA7LIM's Peanut requires some kind of license verification. This product seems not to. I feel like this is Shark's attempt to capitalize on a new idea and just make a bunch of money on a new concept, but I'm not sure it's very well-thought out, and I'm not sure it will serve the Amateur Radio community well?

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

You do not need verification with any pistar or openspot device but most units will add some kind of password it's a good point tho.

[@GlenBarney]

@@HamTechRadioScannerDrones I guess I was thinking that with a hotspot there was more of a barrier to entry but you're right - nothing prevents an unlicensed person from buying a DMR HT and a hotspot and using them either. I tend to over-worry about things.

[@MaxShaposhnikoff]

To work through Brandmaster, you need to have a login on RadioID, and they require a license.