From 2d71e62b95fe3eccffd8af0357327127fb75931c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: withoutgettingwet <15240053+withoutgettingwet@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:48:33 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add information about lack of licensed/unlicensed interoperability Provides information on why licensed/unlicensed mode interoperability is unfeasible and unplanned. --- docs/about/faq.mdx | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/about/faq.mdx b/docs/about/faq.mdx index bbd6e821..3593a30d 100644 --- a/docs/about/faq.mdx +++ b/docs/about/faq.mdx @@ -169,6 +169,13 @@ If you use your ham radio license with Meshtastic, consider both the privileges - Instructions for Enabling ham License from the Python CLI can be found [here](/docs/software/python/cli/usage#ham-radio-support). `, }, + { + title: "Why aren’t licensed and unlicensed modes interoperable? Is this a planned feature?", + content: ` +- Amateur radio regulations vary widely around the world; many countries have specific and often differing regulations against the use of encryption over amateur radio. +- Additionally, many countries have regulations preventing licensed operators from relaying third party messages (in this case, the messages of unlicensed stations) or the relaying of licensed stations’ messages without an accompanying call sign. +- This makes interoperability impossible at worst and unfeasible at best; as a result interoperability between these modes is not a planned feature.`, + }, ], "mesh": [ {