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> IMO that's a great way to set up a sandbox: it has built in crowd control and a mechanism to keep out flagrant abuse.

Sadly nothing is really stopping anyone from buying radios online and transmitting garbage. Sure the FCC will come knocking if someone flagrantly transmits without regard for others.

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Then again, there are people who police themselves and others. Here's an interesting story about an investigation into a camouflaged jammer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZjInmHsWdM

HFDF used to be difficult for the military. Now it's easy for hobbyists. Times change. Rules need to keep up.

I don't mean "chase a squealer with a truck and a dimensional antenna," either, I mean persistent always-on infrastructure to plot emissions on a map. That's a hobby thing now.

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