4 Dec
2021
4 Dec
'21
1:42 a.m.
There have been two attempts to get the FCC to allow encryption in Part
97. RM-11699 in 2013 and RM-11831 in 2019. Both have been dismissed by
the FCC. Please read these petitions and you will see that encryption
is not allowed.
Tim
On 12/3/21 10:32 AM, Dave Gingrich via 44Net wrote:
That is referencing phone ops, transmitting music, and coded words to hide meaning. It
certainly does not include encryption, using standards based tools, such as SSH or SSL. I
was using those methods over the radio in the 1990s. IOW, that whole paragraph speaks to
the purpose of the transmission, not the traffic it generates.
It will be near impossible to establish any type of network today, that does not carry
traffic that is not encrypted in some fashion. If that is a requirement, we'd best
just give up and shut off our radios.
—
Dave K9DC
On Dec 3, 2021, at 12:50, Tim Požar
<pozar(a)lns.com> wrote:
Please refer to § 97.113(a)(4) Prohibited transmissions...
(4) [...] messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except as
otherwise provided herein [...]
Tim
On 12/3/21 9:45 AM, Dave Gingrich via 44Net wrote:
> Please point out where the "the USA encryption restriction” over radio links, is
documented. After all, D-Star radios use a proprietary codec. Heck even if you access
https://ampr.org/ over a radio link, the connection is SSL encrypted, as are nearly all
web sites in the world.
> Encryption over RF links has not been illegal for years, at least in .US. I can’t
speak for other jurisdictions.
> —
> Dave K9DC
>> On Dec 3, 2021, at 11:23, air gapped via 44Net <44net(a)mailman.ampr.org>
wrote:
>>
>> Something to keep in mind: the USA encryption restriction only applies to traffic
going over the air.
>> Networks can and do have encryption as long as relay over air has information in
the clear.
>>
>> Adam Lewis
>> KC7GDY
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