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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't encryption for APRS (and amateur radio in general) illegal [1]? So if you are going for encrypted platform might as well use

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't encryption for APRS (and amateur radio in general) illegal [1]? So if you are going for encrypted platform might as well use a less regulated frequency range. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_radio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_radio

zikduruqe 5y ago
You are correct... cannot encrypt anything voice or data on any Amateur Radio frequencies.
- kossTKR 5y ago
  This is obscene isn't it? So you can't talk to anyone privately , everything has to through some NSA infected, zerodayed, hyper complex backdoored software/hardware? Seems to me like the "powers that be", doesn't want anyone to be able to talk to eachother without them knowing.
  - Saris 5y ago
    No lol it's because amateur radio is not for people to have private discussions on, it's a public RF space for hobby usage. You can have encrypted discussions all you want on private usage frequency allocations.
  - madengr 5y ago
    Just use CW (Morse code). Next to nobody knows that these days.
  - Johnythree 5y ago
    The main reason that Amateur Radio has survived world wide is that it is largely self policing, which means that it has almost zero regulatory overhead. But for Self Regulation to work, all ham communications must be in the clear. Once encryption was allowed it would take only a short time for commercial users to completely swamp the ham bands.
    - kossTKR 5y ago
      That's a fair point.
mikewarot 5y ago
Amateur Radio gets access to a large chunk of the radio spectrum for free. In exchange, they are expected to provide a pool of those knowledgeable in the art of communication in the event of conflict or emergency. Amateur Frequencies can not be used for commercial use, nor can communications be encrypted. There are a wide variety of modes in use, from old fashioned Morse code through all the latest SDR driven techniques.

zikduruqe 5y ago

You are correct... cannot encrypt anything voice or data on any Amateur Radio frequencies.

kossTKR 5y ago
This is obscene isn't it? So you can't talk to anyone privately , everything has to through some NSA infected, zerodayed, hyper complex backdoored software/hardware? Seems to me like the "powers that be", doesn't want anyone to be able to talk to eachother without them knowing.
- Saris 5y ago
  No lol it's because amateur radio is not for people to have private discussions on, it's a public RF space for hobby usage. You can have encrypted discussions all you want on private usage frequency allocations.
- madengr 5y ago
  Just use CW (Morse code). Next to nobody knows that these days.
- Johnythree 5y ago
  The main reason that Amateur Radio has survived world wide is that it is largely self policing, which means that it has almost zero regulatory overhead. But for Self Regulation to work, all ham communications must be in the clear. Once encryption was allowed it would take only a short time for commercial users to completely swamp the ham bands.
  - kossTKR 5y ago
    That's a fair point.

mikewarot 5y ago

Amateur Radio gets access to a large chunk of the radio spectrum for free. In exchange, they are expected to provide a pool of those knowledgeable in the art of communication in the event of conflict or emergency. Amateur Frequencies can not be used for commercial use, nor can communications be encrypted. There are a wide variety of modes in use, from old fashioned Morse code through all the latest SDR driven techniques.