"Brian W. Buchanan" <brian@smarter.than.nu> writes:
I'd love to see them try to enforce that. What about chaffing and winnowing? Stego? Transmission of random noise? ;) Anyone have the text of the actual rules concerning this?
I found what you're looking for. I failed in my search at the FCC and ARRL web-sites, except for offers to purchase the applicable regulations in hardcopy. C.F.R. 47, Part 97 covers the Amateur Radio Service. The full set of regs is available at: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/simons/al/radio/part97.html The specific regulation you're looking for is at: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/simons/al/radio/part97_b.html#97.113 S 97.113 Prohibited transmissions. (a) No amateur station shall transmit: ... (4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Section; communications intended to facilitate a criminal act; messages in ^^^^^^^^^^^ codes or ciphers intended to obscure the meaning ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ obscene or indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification; ... The exception clause probably makes reference to an allowed "code", that being morse code.