The FCC Wants To Tax Ham Radio Repeaters?!

[@VA7SL]

The moron did a half assed apology, where he called The Dipole "Complete garbage", like we are responsible for his comprehension skills, and now he has pulled down the orignal video. I declare this Traffic Passing QRT.

[@K0LWC]

The video is still up.

[@VA7SL]

he put it back up! most views he's ever had lol

[@orbisaustralis7608]

We actually get taxed here in Chile for that , we pay a license for each repeater , its 19 usd or so every a couple of years ..

[@K0LWC]

Wild. That's not a thing here in the United States. But we do pay to obtain and renew our license.

[@hikingmando]

So much ignorance and stupidity these days in the amateur radio community. Thanks for calling out those idiots.

[@RandyDuncan-z9n]

It’s so clear this is Hamsexy meets the Babylon Bee. To be fair I think the guy posting this really fell for it and believes he is sounding the alarm. As you said this is a serious lack of critical thinking skills. The ARRL swat team to eliminate jammers sounds like a good idea though.

[@SBPepperminion]

The Onion for Amateur Radio.

[@W4TRI_Ronny]

Doing my part to break the algorithm. BYE!

[@K0LWC]

Thanks for the algorithmic love! 😂

[@person12307]

just remember you're taxed till the day you die then taxed some more

[@mitchellsmith4601]

What utter bulls***. Compared to the other OECD countries, our taxes are lower, and we don’t get anything from paying taxes: no free healthcare and no free college. We do get our government paying contractors three or four times what it costs the government to provide a product or service, so I guess corporate welfare is something…but that hurts us, it doesn’t help us.

[@travishorn1847]

FCC can go to hell

[@davidskou3678]

Lol, that's so stupid

[@K0LWC]

I enjoy the satirical articles, but it gets RIDICULOUS when people grab them and try and pass them off as real. SMH.

[@davidskou3678]

@@K0LWC yes sir I totally agree 💯.... They will do anything to draw attention

[@nmphotographer]

Ham Radio is a dying breed. The FCC could better use the spectrum for the general public. Many Ham operators have no technical skills and because of modern technology they are not needed in emergency communications any longer.

[@Tech-NO-City]

I bet your the guy that wrote the article

[@marionmc1]

Until they are. In a societal meltdown, cell towers and the internet go “poof”. Amateur radio will be the only communication medium widely available to anyone. Take heed.

[@randaltuttle8330]

Yea Right The floods in NC and Milton Kinda changed that way of thinking