On Saturday, April 3, 2010, MCH wrote: > The reason for the "no codes/ciphers" rules are simple: This is a radio > service of good will, openness, and sharing. If you're encrypting, you > are making it private for your use only - contrary to the spirit of the > service. In many countries, people have to buy licenses to transmit. > Hams get a lot of spectrum for free - in return for the benefits they > provide to society - specifically the aforementioned good will, public > service emergency communications, and training of communications operatio= ns. > > In the USA, this is the first thing spelled out in Part 97 of the FCC's > rules (the Amateur Radio Service rules) - the reasons why the service > exists. I bet it's that way in other countries, too. > > If you want to encrypt things and have communications for your personal > use, I would recommend the ISM band. I suspect you will also be > 'broadcasting' (making one-way transmissions) which is prohibited in the > ham bands with a few exceptions. > > Joe M. > > Russell McMahon wrote: >>>> 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. >> >> If it's encrypted, that may be exactly what you ARE doing :-). >> Or anything else commercial. >> Being able to look over your shoulder is part of the tradeoff. >> >> In exchange for the freedoms there are the checks and balances. >> The rules of engagement are very very time honoured and very very well >> thrashed out. >> You don't have to like them but it's a certainty that you won't change t= hem. >> There are many many many people who would like a slice of the amateur >> bands and bits and pieces have been lost along the way. Rocking the >> boar is not going to help the retention of the bands for future use >> so, along with the government you'd be fighting the amateurs who know >> that by making too much noise they will make their lot worse not >> better. >> The tradeoff is, as variously noted, exceptional freedom to do one's >> own thing compared to what is allowed in other quarters. Some very >> advanced stuff indeed is done by amateurs, even nowadays. >> >> =A0R > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > Regarding the ism band, so let's say I want to build a high altitude weather balloon which I wan to control and communicate with using my own equipment. Can I just build My own and use a high power ISM band radio tranceiver? Obviously I don't want other people messing with It so I would use encryption... Sorry for not trimming, replying on my phone. -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist