Encryption and Amateur Radio

Why would anyone want to use encryption on ham radio? comment below.
That said, there has never been any expectation of privacy for communications under amateur license.

In Canada, from what Industry Canada has said, it is legal to use encryption on the amateur frequencies as long as you use a key that is published. If you don't make the key available to everyone, you can't encrypt.

Interesting how Canada and the US are different on encryption in the ham bands. What's ironic, is that if the encryption key is publicly available to anyone/everyone, doesn't that negate the purpose of encryption? That's like putting a sign on your front door that says "Door is locked so that no one may enter. There is a spare key under the door mat. Come on in."

Since Amateur Radio is not designed to be a private means of communication, why would anyone need/want to use encryption in the ham bands, except for experimentation? No answer needed, that was a rhetorical question, and one that has been beaten to death.



1 comment:

  1. Anonymous19:09

    "Why would anyone want to use encryption on ham radio? comment below."

    Because the internet generation lack judgement when it comes to intercepting communications and divulging information on social media platforms (twitter, facebook) and streaming such communications on mobile apps.

    Reference the Radiocommunication Act:

    9(1.1) Except as prescribed, no person shall make use of or divulge a radio-based telephone communication

    (a) if the originator of the communication or the person intended by the originator of the communication to receive it was in Canada when the communication was made; and

    (b) unless the originator, or the person intended by the originator to receive the communication consents to the use or divulgence.

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