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tl2doyesterday at 9:24 PM1 replyview on HN

Transmitting on AM broadcast frequencies is generally prohibited unless it meets an extremely low-power exemption , even if you have amateur license(I have a Japanese amateur radio license). A practical way to reduce risk is to put a large resistor before the antenna so the radiated power stays within that exemption. You could start with 100 MΩ; if the receiver cannot pick it up, try 10 MΩ, and so on.


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userbinatortoday at 3:43 AM

A slightly less practical but more fun way is to do it on a ship in international waters. (Bringing a whole new meaning to "pirate radio"...)