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February 1st 06, 11:43 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

wrote:
Ron Baker, Pluralitas! wrote:
"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article . net,
(Jim Haynes) wrote:

Except for the amateur radio bands, there is very very little stuff
that sounds like teletype that is decodable these days. Most of what
you hear is synchronous and probably encrypted.

I'm not a ham and don't know the rules but it might be illegal for them
to use encryption. If this is not true I'm sure someone will correct my
speculation.

You are correct.
Hams are prohibited from sending coded communications.

You are not even supposed to speak in code. Yet somehow, speaking in a
foreign language on repeaters is considered acceptable, though not by
me.

There was a period when FCC considered ASCII to be a "secret code", and
prohibited its on-air use by hams.

Seriously.

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