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Correct. 97.113 Prohibited Transmissions (a)(4) ... messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except as otherwise provided herein... With o
by sseagull 10y ago
Correct. 97.113 Prohibited Transmissions
(a)(4) ... messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except as otherwise provided herein...
With one exception being telecommand of a space station (and possibly model craft).
Source: http://www.arrl.org/part-97-amateur-radio http://www.arrl.org/part-97-amateur-radio (and the PDF linked there)
- gravypod 10y agoYes. This is what I was remembering. I'm a member of the HAM radio club in college, NJIT. We wanted to do a few projects that were stunted due to this arcane law.
- csirac2 10y agoI think we "outsider" engineers forget (or miss the point on) why amateur radio enjoys the spectrum privileges it does: education, technical investigations, research... things that further the art and community. There's a large contingent of hams just listening. Encrypted meaningless noise on the air would be a "selfish" waste of spectrum incompatible with the neighbourly spirit espoused by most amateur radio organizations and hams themselves, not to mention damaging to the self-policing they're supposed to do. I alsl expect it wouldn't be "allowed" to persist as a hobby in its current form in many parts of the world if you added the threat of casual encrypted communications, beyond the reach of CALEA-type intercept capabilities into the mix.
- aidenn0 10y agoThe law is probably necessary for HAMs to be self policing.
- gravypod 10y agoFrom the vibe I get from our club adviser, it seems like a "they'll find you if you do it for long enough" situation. I wouldn't want to tempt fate and do it. It's the same as if you have a noisy transmitter.