Packet Radio
Soren
sorens at workmail.com
Wed Sep 9 14:53:39 PDT 1998
What about SSB?
User of DOOM wrote:
> >>>>> William J Hartwell <billh at ibag.com> writes:
>
> > I think a radio network linked to the Amateur networks sending
> > secure packets, using tunneling or maybe just encrypted traffic
>
> FCC regulations prohibit amateur radio services from carrying either
> encrypted OR commercial traffic. Either of these restrictions makes
> amateur radio networks useless for CP purposes. And hams are very
> diligent at self-enforcement, often devoting hundreds of man-hours to
> track down a single unlicenced operator.
>
> Anyone who wishes to establish a network that may -- at any point in
> its life -- have to operate outside the "law" (whatever THAT happens
> to be at the time) will be well advised to steer clear of the amateur
> radio community.
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