In some sense, I am a ham because of the Internet. I like participating in a global communication system that is operated by its own users. It is unfortunate that there are so many laws standing in the way of ARS being used in lieu of 3G/4G (the most prominent being the ban on encrypted transmissions).
"the most prominent being the ban on encrypted transmissions"
There is no such ban. There is a rule that says "data emissions using unspecified digital codes must not be transmitted for the purpose of obscuring the meaning of any communication," but that's a matter of intent. For instance, if one encrypts a remote control signal, not to obscure it's meaning, but for the purpose of protecting it from interference, that's legal. If one takes advantage of a ham license to communicate with a high power 802.11 AP in the ham portion of the 2.4 GHz (13 cm) band, one might legally use encryption to prevent non-ham access to that AP (which would be illegal).
Ah Ham (Score:5, Funny)
I was a ham until the fateful day when I discovered the internet~
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Re:Ah Ham (Score:2)
There is no such ban. There is a rule that says "data emissions using unspecified digital codes must not be transmitted for the purpose of obscuring the meaning of any communication," but that's a matter of intent. For instance, if one encrypts a remote control signal, not to obscure it's meaning, but for the purpose of protecting it from interference, that's legal. If one takes advantage of a ham license to communicate with a high power 802.11 AP in the ham portion of the 2.4 GHz (13 cm) band, one might legally use encryption to prevent non-ham access to that AP (which would be illegal).