Falky foo wrote:
I would very much doubt it, since a ham could communicate with his cronies
outside or try to con other hams. They closely monitor all
incoming/outgoing messages in prison.

In fact, the FCC has recently taken steps to revoke the licenses of some
hams who've been convicted of serious crimes.

But... strangely enough, there's an FM broadcast station licensed to
the Angola State Prison in Louisiana...
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Doug Smith W9WI
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