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kelnosyesterday at 8:14 AM1 replyview on HN

The person upthread said, unqualified:

> Actually, just being in possession of such a device in the US isn't legal.

Their view was that it isn't legal to own, regardless of context or intent. That's what GP was arguing against.


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kstrauseryesterday at 8:22 AM

Yeah. I was reassuring the parent of my post that they’re right, it’s legal to own an SDR. You can still get in extra trouble for breaking the law with it, but it’s perfect fine to have and use one otherwise.

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