We're talking about encryption, though. Isn't the core of the PACTOR debate related to it being proprietary, not that it's encrypted? Transmitting in a format t

We're talking about encryption, though. Isn't the core of the PACTOR debate related to it being proprietary, not that it's encrypted? Transmitting in a format that is not readily decoded is also problematic legally, but to me there's a major difference between using a proprietary format and using actual cryptography to encipher a message. The latter is uncommon in amateur use in my experience, but I'm only an occasional ham so maybe I'm just not aware.