Can see no valid reason for encryption on our frequencies. If one could provide an single example I would be interested......
73 Bill N9DSJ --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If it was really child's play, it would have been done several years > ago. I too used to think that this could be done, even if current OS's > were not adequate for ARQ modes with that kind of timing. My > understanding is that some have tried to do it but not succeeded. > > The Winlink 2000 folks (Winlink was discontinued several years back > except for use with NTS and possibly some other non ham systems), were > openly pleased with the fact that these modes were difficult to decode. > Especially with the additional compression scheme used. I believe you > will find a number of hams who support these kinds of systems who now > would like to see encryption on the ham bands. At least on VHF and up. > They claim this is needed for security for emergency communications. So > they felt pretty good that they could point to the fact that few, if > any, could monitor their P3 transmissions. > > I suspect that most hams are like me and do not support any encryption > at any time, even on VHF and higher. I do agree that proprietary modes > should not be on amateur radio, but it is many years too late to make a > change unless a groundswell occurred and I don't see that happening. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U
