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1. mesh · 1790010932 · focus · HN ↗

   This is a cool project, but fyi, in the US, this would require a license to broadcast (not receive), and I am pretty sure encryption, even with a license, is not legal (again, when broadcasting from US).

   And then only on certain bands:

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.arrl.org&#x2F;files&#x2F;file&#x2F;Regulatory&#x2F;Band%20Chart&#x2F;Hambands4_Color_17x11.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.arrl.org&#x2F;files&#x2F;file&#x2F;Regulatory&#x2F;Band%20Chart&#x2F;Hamb...

   1. bityard · 1790014013 · focus · HN ↗

      Correct. Encryption (or more specifically, obscuring the meaning of a message) is generally not allowed for amateur radio stations except in very narrow circumstances. So any hams using this would have to turn the encryption off.

      However, it looks like this stack has encryption available as an option for stations who are transmitting sensitive data and are NOT operating under an amateur license. (Probably government-sanctioned communications or emergency humanitarian efforts.)

      1. zikduruqe · 1790015916 · focus · HN ↗

         &gt; except in very narrow circumstances

         Usually it is for the uplink control for satellites. That you&#x27;d like to keep encrypted, so that someone does not hack your bird.

         1. wolvoleo · 1790168759 · focus · HN ↗

            I heard encryption is also allowed for disaster assistance by hams, obviously you don&#x27;t want to transmit personal details of victims in the clear, stuff like that.

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