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 ## Legal Context ##
 
 
 ## Legal Context ##
 

-It is not clear to us that all of the approaches people have taken over
-the years to put off the shelf radios in rockets are actually legal.  To 
-legally operate a radio transmitter, we need to understand and adhere 
-to the rules that regulate use of the radio frequency spectrum.  When 
-commercial radio components are used in ways the original designer did not 
-envision, the rules against which they were designed and certified may not 
-still apply.  But because rocket flights are short and often happen in 
-remote places, and the chance of harmful interference to other radio users is
-therefore pretty small, we're never heard of anyone being fined or 
-prosecuted over this.
-
-In the United States, the rules that matter to us are published by the 
-Federal Communications Commission, or [FCC](http://fcc.gov/).  Under Part 15 
-of the FCC rules, it is possible to design and build radios that can be used 
-without each user needing to hold an FCC license.  However, complying with 
-those regulations isn't trivial and isn't cheap.  But all hope is not 
-lost!  There's an alternative, unambiguously legal 
-approach to operating our radio links.  
+To legally operate a radio transmitter, we need to understand and adhere 
+to the rules that regulate use of the radio frequency spectrum.  In the 
+United States, the rules that matter to us are published by the 
+Federal Communications Commission, or [FCC](http://fcc.gov/).  Under various
+sections of the FCC rules, particularly Part 15, it is possible to design 
+and build radios that can be used 
+without each user needing to hold an FCC license.  Complying with those 
+regulations isn't trivial and isn't cheap.  Forunately, there is an 
+alternative.

 
 FCC Part 97 and its equivalent in 
 other countries define an "amateur radio" (sometimes called "ham radio") 
 
 FCC Part 97 and its equivalent in 
 other countries define an "amateur radio" (sometimes called "ham radio")