From: Soren <sorens@workmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 05:53:39 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Packet Radio
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What about SSB?

User of DOOM wrote:

> >>>>> William J Hartwell <billh@ibag.com> writes:
>
>   > I think a radio network linked to the Amateur networks sending
>   > secure packets, using tunneling or maybe just encrypted traffic
>
> FCC regulations prohibit amateur radio services from carrying either
> encrypted OR commercial traffic.  Either of these restrictions makes
> amateur radio networks useless for CP purposes.  And hams are very
> diligent at self-enforcement, often devoting hundreds of man-hours to
> track down a single unlicenced operator.
>
> Anyone who wishes to establish a network that may -- at any point in
> its life -- have to operate outside the "law" (whatever THAT happens
> to be at the time) will be well advised to steer clear of the amateur
> radio community.