You can talk to an Egyptian ham about what's going on and then decide yourself to pass on the information. As I understand it, this is acceptable. The FCC defi

You can talk to an Egyptian ham about what's going on and then decide yourself to pass on the information. As I understand it, this is acceptable. The FCC defines third-party communication as: "A message from the control operator (first party) of an amateur station to another amateur station control operator (second party) on behalf of another person (third party)." If there's no particular person for whom the message is intended, it would just be something I heard on the radio. Also, how does the prohibition on passing third-party messages mesh with packet radio equipment? Am I not allowed to send email over packet? I thought that was one of the main uses back in the 90s. For domestic traffic (with no encryption, pecuniary interest, etc.), email over packet should be fine.