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Last I checked public parks by default allow anonymity and the exchange of encrypted messages in public. Further, allowing anonymity & strong encryption on ama

• cweagans 10y ago
  Yeah, the park analogy kind of breaks down a bit with radio, but the point is, ham radio is not for the people that want to discreetly pass coded messages on slips of paper to another person in the park. It's a medium for the guy with the megaphone telling people to evacuate due to imminent threats. In any case, it's the same argument for not allowing automobiles on walking paths: sure, it'd probably work, but it sort of takes the fun and utility out of it for other people. Encrypted messages converted to sound for transmission over the air sounds horrible, and for somebody that's scanning through the band, landing on that monstrosity is very unpleasant. Also,if you are transmitting encrypted traffic, you are by definition doing so at the exclusion of every other ham; they can't know what you're transmitting, and they can't transmit there. Plus, ham bands are 100% noncommercial, so there's also no way to enforce that rule. The purpose of the ham bands is not for you to pass your tinfoil wrapped messages to other similarly paranoid people. If you want that, use unlicensed spectrum. You can pass whatever kind of traffic you want there, assuming you're not causing interference.