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Re: Secure comms over ham radio?

From Hils <hils@saynotospam.net>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Secure comms over ham radio?
Date 2014-05-03 08:02 +0100
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 2014-05-02 22:02, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> john <nospam@no.net> wrote:
>> FCC rules generally forbid encryption on amateur frequencies. (one exception 
>> is RC airplane control)
>>
>> I like the idea though. Didn't the L0pht-crack hackers try to start 
>> something similar 10-15 years back? Using short range infrared laser comms 
>> to connect house to house.
> 
> Actually aircraft control signals are not to be encrypted.  The only
> allowed use of encryption in amateur radio is for spacecraft control.
> 
> While it isn't illegal to publish the code it would be illegal to use
> encryption on the air.

And everything the NSA and GCHQ do (to us, in our names, using our
money) is entirely legal?

Sauce for the goose...

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Secure comms over ham radio? RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-02 20:17 +0000
  Re: Secure comms over ham radio? john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-05-02 12:46 -0800
    Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 21:02 +0000
      Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-03 08:02 +0100
      Re: Secure comms over ham radio? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-04 21:33 +0000
        Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-05 15:22 -0700
          Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-06 07:51 +0100
            Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-06 03:18 -0700
              Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-06 11:51 +0100
                Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-05-06 16:09 +0100
                Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-06 21:49 +0000
                Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> - 2014-05-08 16:12 +0200
                Re: Secure comms over ham radio? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-06 16:43 +0000
                Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-06 18:00 +0100
                Re: Secure comms over ham radio? Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-05-06 17:02 +0000
                Re: Secure comms over ham radio? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-06 18:41 +0000
      Re: Secure comms over ham radio? john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-05-07 14:09 -0800
    Re: Secure comms over ham radio? john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-05-07 14:08 -0800

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