On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@gmail.com> wrote:
> To become a radio amateur is a choice. They are doing this for fun, for
> making friends, for exploring physics and electronics. They definitely do
> not use that for commercial purpose including private phone or video calls
> or wireless internet connections. When an amateur is broadcasting others are
> listening, and they can profit of this: What type of station was the
> operator using, when and what weather condition could he make that
> connection to the other side of the globe etc. To being a HAM is to becoming
> a member of a community -- every amateur is a friend to every other
> amateurs, so why would you hide your QSO anyway? It is somehow similar to
> the free open source projects in the software industry: You can do something
> and others can see how did you do that, then they can make that better or
> just reusing that for benefit for everyone.
>
> You would need to understand and obey these rules, and again, if you visit a
> local HAM club in your area, they will help you to understand these, also
> help you on radio theory and electronics.
>
> Tamas

That's all fine and dandy, but that still doesn't justify why one
can't encrypt. It's a radio frequency, it's not like you're stealing
someone's code and selling it.
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