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PiGate – Emergency Email Gateway (pigate.net)
14 points by alins 1758 days ago
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Would it be legal to send encrypted messages via HF or VHF link?
Not on amateur frequencies in the United States. (I’m not sure about other countries.)
Are you sure?

I think FCC rule § 97.113 Prohibited transmissions expressly prohibits encrypted communications.

[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/97.113

[1] https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/72/encrypted-traffic...