by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Monday December 08, 2014 @08:04PM (#48551649)
I'm not alarmed about the use of radio encryption in medical emergencies. Mine is more the basic question of WHY (in this age of military-grade encrypted internet e-mail) we're prohibited from having a private conversation on ham radio? For me, I'd LOVE to be able to have an occasional 'spies-night-out' , set-up my little wireless set and tap my enciphered radio message to old friends of mine, just like the old days. I enjoy both classical cryptography AND radio, so why not both, especially if I identify myself using my valid callsign? I fancy a glass of port and an occasional double-incomplete-columnar-transposition cipher from time-to-time. (grin)
Private Conversation, anyone? (Score:0)
I'm not alarmed about the use of radio encryption in medical emergencies. Mine is more the basic question of WHY (in this age of military-grade encrypted internet e-mail) we're prohibited from having a private conversation on ham radio? For me, I'd LOVE to be able to have an occasional 'spies-night-out' , set-up my little wireless set and tap my enciphered radio message to old friends of mine, just like the old days. I enjoy both classical cryptography AND radio, so why not both, especially if I identify myself using my valid callsign? I fancy a glass of port and an occasional double-incomplete-columnar-transposition cipher from time-to-time. (grin)