<![CDATA[As a part of the FCC’s and Ofcom‘s commitment to protecting children, all ham radios made after 1996 will need to begin implementing age verification.]]>As a part of the FCC’s and Ofcom‘s commitment to protecting children, all ham radios made after 1996 will need to begin implementing age verification.

If an age is entered that is younger than 21 your radio will restrict you to 4 watts AM and FM and 12 watts PEP and will switch to CB radio mode.

Falsely entering you are age is a criminal offense and is punishable by a fine. 10,000 pounds in the U.K. or $10,000 in the United States.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/6ac3a1e3-986b-4e73-8a21-68f30e57fe7c/as-a-part-of-the-fcc-s-and-ofcom-s-commitment-to-protecting-children-all-ham-radios-made-after-1996-will-need-to-begin-implementing-age-verification.RSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 17:43:41 GMTMon, 23 Mar 2026 14:00:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to As a part of the FCC’s and Ofcom‘s commitment to protecting children, all ham radios made after 1996 will need to begin implementing age verification. on Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:40:01 GMT]]>@HopelessDemigod This is clearly satire, no one under the age of 40 interacts with Ham radio.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/NotYourSysadmin/statuses/116279004433960153https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/NotYourSysadmin/statuses/116279004433960153Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:40:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to As a part of the FCC’s and Ofcom‘s commitment to protecting children, all ham radios made after 1996 will need to begin implementing age verification. on Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:05:23 GMT]]>In the U.K., TV Licensing will be performing random site inspections and verifying compliance. In the United States this role will be handled by the TSA.

Icom, Kenwood, Elecraft, Flex and Yaesu have agreed to update the radios at no charge.

If you live in Canada, this will go into effect on 1 January 2027 for everyone else it will begin 1 June 2026 pending approval by Parliament.

Enforcement will be conducted by the RCMP.

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