Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Michael.Chepponis@CMU-CS-C.ARPA From: Michael.Chepponis@CMU-CS-C.ARPA (Mike Chepponis) Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Ham Encryption Message-ID: <844@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 12:43:21 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.844 Posted: Wed Aug 21 12:43:21 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 00:00:05 EDT Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 42 I think it is noteworthy to look at section 97.69, Digital Communications. Paragraph (c) subsection 1: "In addition to the above provisions, the use of ANYdigital code is permitted on amateur frequencies above 50 MHz, except those on which only A1 emission is permitted, subject to the following requirements: (1) Communications using such digital codes are authorized for domestic operation only (communications between points within areas where radio services are regulated by the U.S Federal Communications Commission), except when special arrangements have been made between the United States and the administration of any other country concerned. (2) (3) A description of the digital code and the modulation technique shall be included in the station log during all periods of use and shall be provided to the Commission on request. (4) When deemed necessary by an Engineer-in-charge of a Commission field facility to assure compliance with the rules of this part, a station licensee shall: (i) Cease the transmission of digital codes authorized under this paragraph. (ii) Restrict the transmission of digital codes authorized under this paragraph to the extent instructed. (iii) Maintain a record, convertible to the original information (voice, text, image, etc.), of all coded communications transmitted under authority of this paragraph." I'm not sure I understand the intent of these rules, but it would seem to allow user-to-computer communications using encryption PROVIDED that a record of all such communications was kept. Any opinions? 73, -Mike, k3mc -------