[CQ] EMERGENCY ‐ AMATEUR RADIO NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW!

[Drew Smith]

Bruce,

As a new-ish ham, but a twenty-five year veteran internet user, I know what I want to use ham radio for. With luck, I will be a ham radio operator for the next fifty years.

I understand exactly why the laws were put into place - the idea that someone could send an encrypted message instantly to the other side of the world must have been terrifying to governments during the world wars. Let's not lose track of the fact that an eight-year-old can now do that. The world has changed; these laws are no longer appropriate, and the idea that the laws are keeping bad guys out is as preposterous as the idea that making a new law against internet piracy will stop people from downloading movies and MP3s. The answer to the problem of enforcement is less laws, not more.

I understand this: ham radio is for amateurs to experiment with interesting technology. The future of that interesting technology absolutely involves computers, and almost everyone with a drive to experiment with linking computers together to do interesting things recognizes the value - no, the necessity - of encryption.

Cheers,
- Drew.

--
Drew Smith (mux) <drew at riotnrrd.com>, VA7DSX / VE0TF
Encrypted e-mail preferred, public key at http://riotnrrd.com/pubkey.gpg

On 2013-06-25, at 9:48 PM, Bruce Perens <bruce at perens.com> wrote:

> On 06/25/2013 09:43 PM, Drew Smith wrote:
>> Everything in this article is based on fact, but the basic premise is one from before the global internet. If amateur radio is to survive at all, there needs to be some compromises made. Allowing unbridled encryption would be a very good start.
> Hi Drew,
> 
> I'm not sure you understand what ham radio is for. We have Part 15 radio for unbridled encryption, as well as some other kinds of licensed commercial radio. And of course we also have the global internet for this.
> 
>     Thanks
> 
>     Bruce
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