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I'd support encrypted traffic if it was specifically restricted to certain bands in the bandplan. I don't think it should be allowed generally because part of t
by jgrahamc 7y ago
I'd support encrypted traffic if it was specifically restricted to certain bands in the bandplan. I don't think it should be allowed generally because part of the joy of amateur radio is the fact that other people's messages can be listened to and learnt from.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoI think the same people who are protesting in the article would object to that. Because bar the FCC releasing more spectrum to Amateur radio (which probably won't happen) it would mean removing spectrum from "open" amateur bands.
- psim1 7y agoWhere are the amateur bands so crowded that this is a serious concern?
- VLM 7y agoThe lower HF bands when they're open worldwide WRT sunspots etc. Above 14 Mhz its not an issue.
- kayfox 7y agoSouthern California has a dearth of available repeater pairs because of the massive amount of repeaters in use.
- psim1 7y agoI might be oversimplifying, but isn't this the perfect argument for certain digital voice modes? DMR for example uses TDM to put two voice channels in a 12.5 KHz band.